The Stone Chariot temple, dedicated to Garuda, within the Vitthala temple.
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A bird’s-eye view of the Virupaksha temple and the monuments at Hemakuta Hill. Photo: By Special Arrangement
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The Queen’s Bath. It is a pavilion with balconies overlooking a square central pool.
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The stepwell at the Royal Enclosure along with an aqueduct.
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The double-storeyed gateway and King’s Balance near the Vitthala temple.
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Incarnations of Vishnu and the characteristic horse rider sculptures on piers in the kalyana mandapa within the Vitthala temple complex.
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The interior of the Hazara Rama, or Ramachandra, temple, built by Devarya I, with its polished black stone pillars carrying images of Vishnu and scenes from the Ramayana
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Scenes from the Ramayana on the outer wall of the mandapa of the principal shrine at the Hazara Rama temple.
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The Underground Siva temple, which is mostly flooded, lies west of the Hazara Rama temple.
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Two-storeyed Talarigatta Gate, which was built into the fortification wall that enclosed the capital city.
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The Lotus Mahal and a watchtower (on the right) in what is popularly, though erroneously, called the Zenana Enclosure.
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The Elephant Stables, one of the most impressive courtly structures at Hampi. Photo: Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
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The inner and outer entrance gateways of the Virupaksha temple as seen from the inner courtyard.
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The monolithic Lakshmi-Narasimha statue, which Krishnadevaraya commissioned in 1528. It is 6.7 metres high and depicts the man-lion god sitting in a yogic posture on the coils of the cosmic serpent, Sesha Naga.
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The Monolithic Kadalekalu (Bengal gram) Ganesha, so named because the belly looks like unsplit Bengal gram.
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