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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". | WIKI |
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 | WIKI |
This included, states UNESCO, "forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas (halls for people to sit), memorial structures, gateways, check posts, stables, water structures, and more". | WIKI |
The urban core also includes public utility infrastructure such as roads, an aqueduct, water tanks, mandapa, gateways and markets, monasteries[note 2] This distinction has been assisted by some seventy-seven stone inscriptions. | WIKI |
[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. | WIKI |
A channel is cut into the rock to deliver water to the kitchen and the feeding hall. | WIKI |
To the north of this road and middle of the market is a large Pushkaranixe2x80x94a public utility-stepped water tank with an artistic pavilion in its centre. | WIKI |
[70] The 3 metres (9.8xc2xa0ft) Shiva Linga stands in water in a cubical chamber and has three eyes sketched on its top. | WIKI |
The hill has more than thirty small-to-moderate-sized temples, together with water cisterns, gateways, and secular pavilions. | WIKI |
The third level reliefs show a battle procession, couples and scenes of common citizens celebrating Holi (Vasantotsava) by throwing water at each other. | WIKI |
South of the platform is an aqueduct leading water to large, symmetrical, stepped tank made of granite that was excavated by archaeologists in the 1980s. | WIKI |
The complex has another large water poolxe2x80x94possibly for water sportsxe2x80x94a garden and various mandapa. | WIKI |
Water infrastructure[edit] | WIKI |
One of the water tanks, Hampi Ruins | WIKI |
The Square Water Pavilion, also called the Queen's Bath, is in the south-east of the royal centre. | WIKI |
It has a pavilion, a water basin and a method of moving fresh water to it and taking away wash water and overflows. | WIKI |
The Vijayanagara empire built an extensive water infrastructure,[108][110] some examples of whichxe2x80x94including the Manmatha tank near Virupaksha temple, which is dated to about the 9th centuryxe2x80x94predates the Vijayanagara. | WIKI |
A stepped square water tank. | WIKI |
The Hampi monuments include aqueducts to carry water to tanks and other parts of the city, as well as drains and channels to remove water overflow. | WIKI |
More water structures were found in Daroji valley for agriculture. | WIKI |
According to archaeologists Kathleen Morrison and Carla Sinopoli, the Hampi water infrastructure was for the use of travellers, rituals, domestic use and irrigation. | WIKI |
[60][61] Hampi also had a dedicated public Bhojana shala (house of food) where numerous thali (dish) were carved in series in a rock on both sides of a water channel. | WIKI |
Much of this region is deeply silted and the soil conceals abandoned temples, roads, water tanks, gateways and residential quarters. | WIKI |
[138][139] According to Paes, "there are many groves within it, in the gardens of the houses, many conduits of water which flow into the midst of it, and in places there are lakesxc2xa0...". | WIKI |
The sophistication of the varied urban, royal and sacred systems is evident from the more than 1600 surviving remains that include forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, Mandapas, memorial structures, gateways, defence check posts, stables, water structures, etc. | UNESCO |
This complex also has a large Pushkarani (stepped tank) with a Vasantotsava mandapa (ceremonial pavilion at the centre), wells and a network of water channels. | UNESCO |
The roofs have been laid with the heavy thick granite slabs covered with a water proof course of brick jelly and lime mortar. | UNESCO |