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Located in Karnataka near the modern-era city of Hosapete, Hampi's ruins are spread over 4,100 hectares (16xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) and it has been described by UNESCO as an "austere, grandiose site" of more than 1,600 surviving remains of the last great Hindu kingdom in South India that includes "forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures and others".
Contents 1 Location 1.1 Ancient to 14th century CE 1.2 14th century and after 1.3 Archaeological site 2 Description 2.1 Hindu monuments 2.1.1 Virupaksha temple and market complex 2.1.2 Krishna temple, market, Narasimha and linga 2.1.3 Achyutaraya temple and market complex 2.1.4 Vitthala temple and market complex 2.1.5 Hemakuta hill monuments 2.1.6 Hazara Rama temple 2.1.7 Kodandarama temple and riverside monuments 2.1.8 Pattabhirama temple complex 2.1.9 Mahanavami platform, public square complex 2.1.10 Water infrastructure 2.1.11 Fountains and community kitchen 2.1.12 Elephant stables and enclosure 2.1.13 Other Hindu temples and monuments 2.2 Jain monuments 2.2.1 Ganagitti temple complex 2.2.2 Other Jain temples and monuments 2.3 Muslim monuments 2.3.1 Ahmad Khan mosque and tomb 3 Reception 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 6.1 Bibliography 7 External links
The synonym Hampixe2x80x94traditionally known as Pampa-kshetra, Kishkindha-kshetra or Bhaskara-kshetraxe2x80x94is derived from Pampa, another name of the goddess Parvati in Hindu theology.
[19] Between the 12th and 14th centuries, Hindu kings of the Hoysala Empire of South India built temples to Durga, Hampadevi and Shiva, according to an inscription dated about 1,199 CE.
It was a short-lived Hindu kingdom with its capital about 33 kilometres (21xc2xa0mi) from Hampi.
It grew into one of the famed Hindu empires of South India that ruled for over 200 years.
[8] The site was multi-religious and multi-ethnic; it included Hindu and Jain monuments next to each other.
The buildings predominantly followed South Indian Hindu arts and architecture dating to the Aihole-Pattadakal styles, but the Hampi builders also used elements of Indian architecture in the Lotus Mahal, the public bath and the elephant stables.
Hampi and its nearby region remained a contested and fought-over region claimed by the local chiefs, the Hyderabad Muslim nizams, the Maratha Hindu kings, and Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan of Mysore through the 18th century.
Most of the monuments are Hindu; the temples and the public infrastructure such as tanks and markets include reliefs and artwork depicting Hindu deities and themes from Hindu texts.
[50] The architecture is built from the abundant local stone; the dominant style is Dravidian, with roots in the developments in Hindu arts and architecture in the second half of the 1st millennium in the Deccan region.
Hindu monuments[edit]
The Virupaksha temple is the oldest shrine, the principal destination for pilgrims and tourists, and remains an active Hindu worship site.
[55] The temple is a collection of smaller temples, a regularly repainted, 50-metre (160xc2xa0ft) high gopuram, a Hindu monastery dedicated to Vidyaranya of Advaita Vedanta tradition, a water tank (Manmatha), a community kitchen, other monuments and a 750 metres (2,460xc2xa0ft)-long ruined stone market with a monolithic Nandi shrine on the east end.
[59] A third section depicts the legend of the love god Kama shooting an arrow at Shiva to get him interested in Parvati, and the fourth section shows the Advaita Hindu scholar Vidyaranya being carried in a procession.
[87] The style of temples on the Hemakuta hill suggest it may have been a study centre for experimenting with different types of Hindu temples.
Left: Outer walls of the Hazara Rama temple show Hindu festive procession; Right: Jain tirthankar relief inside the temple.
This ruined temple complex is well known for its thousands of carvings and inscriptions, its elaborate frescoes depicting Hindu theosophy and its sprawling courtyard laid with gardens.
The pillars have reliefs depicting Hindu themes which include gods, goddesses, a scene from a Hindu text, yoga and namaste.
[107][108] The building's interior arches show influence of the Indo-Islamic style, reflecting an era in which Hindu and Muslim arts influenced each other in India.
[120] The Lotus Mahal combines a symmetrical, square, Hindu mandala design with lobed arches, vaults, and domes of the Indo-Islamic style.
These buildings reflect the assimilative approach of the Vijayanagara Hindu rulers.
Other Hindu temples and monuments[edit]
[122][123] The latter is similar to those found at the entrances of South Indian Hindu temples for the tula-purush-dxc4x81na or thulabharam ceremonies in which a person gives a gift by weight equal to, or greater than, their body weight.
These functional Hindu monuments are identifiable by a legendary Hindu character incorporated into them, such as of Bhima of the Mahabharata's Pandava fame.
Another such gate is found on the north-east road to Talarighat Hindu monument and the Vitthala temple.
[8] Other significant monuments include a temple near the octagonal bath for Saraswati, a Hindu goddess of knowledge and music; a temple in the suburbs for Ananthasayana Vishnu; an Uddana Virbhadra temple for Shiva and Vishnu; a shrine for Kali, the fierce form of Durga unusually shown holding a ball of rice and a ladle;[127] an underground temple in the royal centre; a Sugriva cave temple;[128] the Matanga hill monuments; the Purandaradasa temple dedicated to the scholar-musician famed for the Carnatic music tradition; the Chandrashekhara temple for Shiva near the Queen's bath monument; and the Malyavanta hill dedicated to Rama-Sita-Lakshmana and Shiva.
[125] The temple faced north; it is dated to 1385 CE, during the rule of Hindu king Harihara II, based on an inscription in the temple.
A cluster of Jain and Hindu temples are co-located about 150 meters (160xc2xa0yd) east of the elephant stables.
[131] Jain Tirthankaras are also included in reliefs inside Hindu temples.
This monument was first built in 1439 by Ahmad Khan, a Muslim officer in the army of Hindu king Devaraya II.
The austere and grandiose site of Hampi comprise mainly the remnants of the Capital City of Vijayanagara Empire (14th-16th Cent CE), the last great Hindu Kingdom.