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Kings Palace |
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| This is the largest enclosure including
two major plat form structures , an underground chamber
which must have served as a treasury or private audience
hall , several other platforms double fortification walls
and several interesting architecture elements . |
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| Mahanavami Dibba |
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| Equally Impressive is the massive Mahanavami
Dibba , where the king once sat on gem- studded golden thrones
and watched processions pass by . The platform sports densely
carved bands of horse , soldiers and depiction of the various
aspect of courtly life . |
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| Queens Bath |
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| This structure has a very plain exterior
but the interiors is stunningly ornate with graceful arched
corridors projecting balconies , and lotus shaped fountains
that used too spout perfumed water for ladies of the court
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| Lotus Mahal |
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| This Visually appealing structure has
two levels, with open pavilions at the bottom and balconies
above . An elegant example of the fusion of the Hindu and
Muslium style of architecture , The Mahal derives the its
name from its beautiful , geometrically - arranged cusped
arches resembles the petal of flower opening to the sun
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| Elephant Stables |
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| An imposing edifices with arched entrance
and many domes that once Housed the magnificent state elephant
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| Pushkarni |
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The stepped water tanks , excavated in
the mid 1980 was originally a part of the palace Complex
. Almost lyrical in its beauty , the tank is a tiered structure
crafted from rectangular pieces of granite .
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Hazara Rama Temple
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| This was a royal temple reserved for ceremonial
use . The entire temple is embellished with bas-reliefs
depicting the scenes from the epic Ramanayana . The walls
of the enclosed and richly carved with friezes depicting
processions of horses , elephants dancing girls and soldiers
attired in splendid weaponry . Inside four exquisitely sculpted
granite pillars add to the beauty of ardha mantapa |
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Vithala Temple |
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| Vithala Temple is Hampi's crowning glory
, with a magnificent stone chariot standing in the temple
courtyard . Equally impressive is the large rangamantapa
with 56 musical pillars that resound the musical chimes
when struck . |
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Virupaksha Temple |
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| Dedicate do Lord Shiva and his consort
Padmadevi , this is the only temple that is still used for
worship . Parts of the temple predate the Vijayanagar empire
. The temple , with nine storied gopuram towers above the
other structure at Hampi The ceiling of the rangamantapa
is beautifully painted with scenes from the Puranas |
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| Lakshminarsimha |
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| The awesome 6.7 m monolith depiciting
the man-lion form of Vishnu is seated on a seven - hooded
serpent |
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| Badavilinga |
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| Located next to the Lakshminarasimha statue
is 3 m high and stands permanently in water that flows through
an ancient channel . |
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| Ganesha Images |
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| Two Ganesha images (Sasuvekalu and Kadalekalu
) can be seen on the slopes of Hemakuta Hill. One of them
is enclosed in a temple with unusually tall pillars ,while
the others is in an open hall . |
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