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The gopuram of the Virupaksha temple as seen from a hillock strewn with the ruins of temples.
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The Hampi ruins are spread over a vast rocky area.
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The Vittala temple complex’s richly sculpted stone chariot (ratha), considered to be the most stunning piece of architecture of the Vijayanagara kingdom..
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The Vittala temple complex.
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The Hemakuta hill temples.
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Nobleman riding a yali, pillar detail.
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Carvings on the granite lintel of the Durbar, or Audience, Hall of the Hazara Rama temple.
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Panels in the Hazara Rama temple depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.
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Panels in the Hazara Rama temple depicting marching bands, dancing damsels, ambling elephants and trotting horses.
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Ruins of a sprawling market square that abuts the Virupaksha temple. The Tungabhadra can be seen in the distance meandering on its rocky riverbed.
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A stepped Pushpakarani, perfectly proportioned and made of granite, which was used for religious and ceremonial purposes. Pushkarnis were fed with the water from the nearby Tungabhadra river through a series of canals and aqueducts.
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Granite lintels, mandapas, alters and friezes near the Hazara Rama temple.
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Kadalekalu Ganesha, which is en route to the Hemakuta Hill.
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A monolithic Lakshminarasimha.
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The impressive colonnaded walkway, mostly intact, at the periphery of the market square.
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A pavilion on a rocky outcrop.
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The facade of the Hazara Rama temple.
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Hampi is an open-air museum of antiquity. It also offers something for everyone. Its stunning location and vantage perches offer Instagram-worthy images.
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The Lotus Mahal. It is a pleasing monument that sports a syncretic architecture. Despite its aesthetic appeal, the Lotus Mahal does not seem to have had any specific royal purpose.
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