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Hampi or Hampe (Kannada:), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. [2] Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra.
English: Sri Krishna is a 16th-century temple with elaborately carved stone pillars & towers. Hampi, Karnataka, India. Ancient temples at Hampi, Vijayanagara Empire, 14th century, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A prominent historical site dedicated to the veneration of Bala Krishna is the Balakrishna temple in Hampi, built by the Vijayanagara ruler Krishnadevaraya in 1513 CE. The main altar of this temple is dedicated to Bala Krishna, and it is one of the rare temples where the stories of the Puranas are carved on the walls of the temple and its ...
Kannada inscription, dated 1513 CE, of Krishnadevaraya at the Krishna temple in Hampi describes his victories against the Gajapati Kingdom of Odisha.. Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 – 17 October 1529) was emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529.
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Early 14th century Shiva temples on Hemakuta hill built during the rule of Harihara Raya I incorporates the stepped Kadamba style nagara shikhara (superstructure) The mid-14th century Vidyashankara temple at Sringeri, one of the earliest temples built by the kings of the empire Typical shrine at Hazare Rama temple in Hampi A typical Vijayanagara style pillared maha mantapa (main hall) at ...
Hampi, an ancient human settlement mentioned in Hindu texts, houses pre-Vijayanagara temples and monuments. [4] In the early 14th century, the dominant Kakatiyas , Seuna Yadavas , Hoysalas , and the short-lived Kampili kingdom , who inhabited the Deccan region, were invaded and plundered by armies of Khalji and later Tughlaq dynasties of the ...
The Vedanta Society built its first temple, called the Old Temple, in North America in San Francisco in 1905. [ Note 1 ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This temple has evolved into a bona fide Hindu temple. [ Note 1 ] Through the 1930s and 1940s, Vedanta Societies were also established in Boston , Los Angeles , Portland , Providence , Chicago , St. Louis ...