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Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi 350 kms from Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka in southern India. Hampi- Virupaksha Temple Photograph taken by me (KRS) in December 2003 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Hampi- Virupaksha Temple Photograph taken by me (KRS) in December 2003 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Virupaksha Temple Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in India. ... Bangalore (Kannada: ; in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ...


Hampi sits on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the ruins of the ancient city of Vijayanagar, capital of the Vijayanagara empire. Virupaksha Temple is the main center of pilgrimage at Hampi and has been considered the most sacred over the centuries. It is fully intact among the surrounding ruins and is still used in worship. The temple is dedicated to Shiva, known here as Virupaksha, as the consort of the local goddess Pampa who is associated by local mythology with the Tungabhadra River. The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagar empire in the Southern part of India. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव (when used to distinguish lordly status), and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as ) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ... Virupaksha Raya was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ... This article is about the lowland plains in South America. ... The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ...

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History

Historically this temple has an uninterrupted history from about the 7th century. The Virupaksha-Pampa sanctuary existed well before the the Vijayanagara capital was located here. Inscriptions referring to Shiva date back to the 9th and 10th centuries.[1] What started as a small shrine grew into a large complex under the Vijayanagara rulers.[2] Evidence indicates there were additions made to the temple in late Chalukyan and Hoysala periods but most of the temple buildings are attributed to the Vijayanagar period.[3] Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar, meaning the city of victory), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagara empire in the Southern part of India. ... The Chalukya Dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between 550 and 750 from Badami in Bagalkot district, Karnataka state, and again between 973 and 1190 from Manyakheta initially and later from Kalyana in Bidar district. ... The Hoysala Empire ruled part of southern India from 1000 to 1346. ...


Under the Virjayanagara rulers early in the 12th century, there began a flowering of native art and culture. When the rulers were defeated by invadors in the 16th century, most of the wonderful decorative structures and creations were systematically destroyed.[4]


The cult of Virupaksha-Pampa was not destroyed after the destruction of the city in 1565. Worship there has continued throughout the years. At the beginning of the 19th century there were major renovations and additions including ceiling paintings and the towers of the north and east gopura.[5]


Temple structure

At present, the main temple consists of a sanctum, three ante chambers, a pillared hall and an open pillared hall. A pillared cloister, entrance gateways, courtyards, smaller shrines and other structures surround the temple.[6] Sanctum is a two-player computer collectible card game, played exclusively online against human opponents. ... Cloister of Saint Trophimus, in Arles, France A cloister (from latin claustrum) is part of cathedrals and abbeys architecture. ... Look up Structure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


The nine-tiered eastern gateway, which is the largest at 50 meters, is well-proportioned and incorporates some earlier structures. It has a brick superstructure and a two-tiered stone base. It gives acces to the outer court containing many sub-shrines.


The samller eastern gateway leads to the inner court with its numerous smaller shrines.


A narrow channel of the Tungabhadra River flows along the temple's terrace and then descends to the temple-kitchen and out through the outer court.[7] The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India. ...


Festivals

The temple continues to prosper and attracts huge crowds for the betrothal and marriage festivities of Virupaksha and Pampa in December.


In the month of February the annual cheriot festival ia celebrated here.


References

  1. ^ Virupaksha Research Project. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  2. ^ Shri Virupaksha Temple. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  3. ^ Virupaksha Temple. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  4. ^ Virupaksha Temple at Hampi. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  5. ^ Virupaksha Research Project. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  6. ^ Sri Virsupaksha Temple. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  7. ^ Virupaksha Temple. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.

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