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S1S2 2021-2026 BATCH TOUR REPORT
CONTENTS
DAY 1 (22nd MARCH 2022)
PLACE: HAMPI
 ANCIENT PATHWAY
 KADLEKALU GANESHA
 VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE
 MATANGA HILLS
DAY 2 (23rd MARCH 2022)

PLACE: HAMPI
 VITTALA SWAMI TEMPLE
 ROYAL ENCLOSURE
 MAHANAVAMI DIBBA
 HAZARAMA TEMPLE
 ZENANA ENCLOSURE
i) QUEEN ‘S BATH
ii) LOTUS MAHAL
iii) ELEPHANT STABLE
iv) WATCH TOWER
GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE
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 TUNGABHADRA DAM
DAY 3 (MARCH 24th 2022)
PLACE: AIHOLE
 BADAMI CAVE TEMPLE
 PATTADAKAL TEMPLES
 DURGA TEMPLE
 LADKHAN TEMPLE
 ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
DAY 4 (25th MARCH2022)
PLACE: CHICKMANGALORE
 MULLYANGIRI TREK
 Z POINT PEAK
 DABDABE FALLS
 DARGAH OF MIRDADA HAYAT QALANDAR
DAY 5 (26th MARCH2022)

PLACE: COORG
 GOLDEN TEMPLE
 DUBARE ELEPHANT CAMP
 BAMBOO FOREST
 DJ

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INTRODUCTION

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The study tour as per the curriculum was an

exposure trip to a place of educational importance we choose
Hampi, Aihole ,Pattadakkal, Badami caves etc… from our
history of architecture subject module 3 and 4 for the trip.
We focused mainly on studying south Indian temple
architecture by choosing example of temple structure in
Hampi and rocked structures of Badami. In order to break the
monotony of visiting temples alone we had visited
Chickmanglore and Coorg on way back to our college these
two places relieved in from the hot and climate of Hampi and
fills in coolness to mind and body.

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The tour programme of Global Institute of Architecture was

planned for 6 days. It was a journey from GIA college to the
historic city Hampi .
OBJECTIVE
 The expected outcome included providing situation for

the student – teacher to learn and get acquainted with
the process of organizing, or conducting a study tour and
also to experience the places in books and images in
reality and there by understand the structure and its
features physically.
 Understand the context, historical and architectural
importance of the building through direct perception.
 “Something that we learn through the direct experience
will be easily get imprinted in our mind “ and this was
true our study tour in S1S2 give as a real visual
experience of south Indian temple architecture and the
same helped as to study the 3rd and 4th module of HOA
without studio lectures .

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We gathered in our GIA campus at around 4:00 pm. 23 of us

were very excited because it was our first experience in our
college life and after a long pause from Covid pandemic we
had got permission to go for a trip and were very much
thankful to our beloved Ar. Nizya ma’am our class advisor to
arrange the same and also our dearest principle sir Ar.Kiran
Kumar sir to permit us for a trip and our tour committee
member faculties Ar.Sarath Mohan sir and Ar. Akhil sir to
permit the same and last but not least we thank
Krishnakumar sir to give a bonafied letter and letter for
permission from ASI for entering their monument and made
our journey flawless as we planned without pause and were.
We had named our trip “VELACHIL 1.0” – as
youngsters it was not only a trip of study but also the journey
to understand among ourselves our likes, dislikes, tastes etc..

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DAY 1
Started from college by 4.10 pm with the guidance of our
class advisor Ar. Nizya ma’am and her husband Nizar
As per our itinerary our first destination was
Hampi which is 676.6 km from our collage .So we chose the
dawn so that night we could spend in the bus and by day time
we could reach our destination and after fresh up we can
start our study. The night ride through forest region of
Bandipur was quite mesmerizing we had seen heap of
elephants, deers and huge snake which wounding in a big
tree along the way. By around 9 pm we paused at a petrol
bunk for our dinner. Dinner was prepared by the travel group

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and brought down the food to the pump and we had an open
buffet dinner with ghee rice and chicken.
Having food in an open area with cool
breeze striking everyone was a beautiful moment which we
had. After dinner we restarted our journey and we enjoyed
playing music with dance steps inside our bus.
By 8 am we reached outskirts of Hampi and we get down
there to have our Breakfast. Due to time limit and space
constraints some of us stand near the restaurant and had our
meal. During the same we were viewing the difference of
restaurant culture in our place and that of another state in
our own country. Neatness and tidiness was very poor and
also animals and human beings don’t have any separation
over there. Somehow completing our meal we again started
off to Hampi.
Around 2 pm we reached our 1st destination “HAMPI”. We
checked into our rooms and had a short fresh up. As per the
instruction we were asked to get ready by 3.00 pm in the
evening.
After fresh up we started to Hampi ancient
pathway after our late lunch. As our planning in timing had
slightly changed we were given with breakfast food for lunch
as they had arranged our breakfast at Hampi. Even though it
was breakfast food it was quite tasty and the hotel and the
premises was well maintained. We started clicking selfies and
photographs right from there.

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B
y
bus we reached our first destination in the “HEMAKUTA” hill

with ancient pathway and temple that belong during
VIJAYNAGARA EMPIRE constructed on 14th century
Before reaching our destination Nizya ma’am whom was also

our history faculty introduced us about the temple
architectural style in India and also in detail about South
Indian temple architecture and its features and elements.
From her narration we got a clear picture about Hampi too…
Hampi was the capital of one of the most glorious empires of
India, The VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE, back in the 16 th century.
It is also reffered to as Kishkinda, The Vanara Kingdom from
Ramayana. Today the temple town is a UNESCO World

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Heritage site. Hampi was witness to the glory days of the

Emperors of Vijayanagara, like Krishnadevaraya. It was also
home to the witty ThenaliRama, who graced
Krishnadevarayas court. The town was renowned for its
riches as well as the rich culture, and played an important
role in the history of South India for over two centuries. The
place fell into despar after the fail of the Vijayanagara empire
at the hands of Deccan Sultanates in 1565.
Today Hampi is largely made up of the ruins from that

glorious past. The architecture and heritage that we see and
experience over there is bound to leave us spellbound.
We all noted the same in our sketchbook.

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W
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experienced the beauty of the place and it was really a visual

treat for us .Seeing rocks and stones of massive size which
were balanced naturally was a beautiful site for us.
Monumental size pathway and entries were of 5-5.5 meter in
height and many structures were done by singular stones
which was arranged in such a way using its own locking
system rather than using mortars.
We came to know that around 30km Hampi
consists of n number of historical monuments and temples

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and guides were encroaching us showing photographs of the

monuments and explaining us that they can guide us and
provide with vehicle to assist us.
Because of time limit and low budget we
decided to follow our ma’am who knows the architectural
value of Hampi and the monuments over there.
She explained us there is lot of temples and
monuments in Hampi and more or less many have same
features. So she had already chosen is to be seen and which is
to be excluded apart from modules in HOA. She had added up
some other structures other than temple like Stepped well,
Zenana, Lotus Mahal, which resembles Mughal architecture
style and a pyramidal structure at Hampi .

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KADLEKALU GANESHA
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is one of the largest statue of Ganesha exist in southern part

of India .It is constructed during Vijayanagara empire in 15 th

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century. It is built by a merchant of Chandragiri in the

memory of king Narasimha II. It is situated in slope of
Hirakata hills in Hampi.
The manuscripts imprinted inside the complex narrates about

the Ganesha sculpture from that we came to know that it is a
four armed sculpture of Ganesha and in each hands a tusk ,
good ,noose and a bowl of sweet meal
respectively .Unfortunately we couldn’t see the sculpture as it
was locked due to repair of the enclosed structure.
The belly of the Ganesha statue resembles a Bengal gram

(Kadalekalu in local language) and hence the name. A
sanctum is built in around the statue. The pillared hall in front
of the sanctum is as charming as this giant statue itself. The
open hall constructed by slender tall pillars which were highly
ornate with mythical themes. It shows the uniqueness in
Hampis architecture.
In the complex our eye sight struck into a maroon step made
artificially to enter into the structure .Some principles of
design came into our mind while seeing the same. Like
emphasis, contrast etc.. but being architecture students and
who learns history of architecture we were disturbed as we

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feel the visual and architecture quality of the space has been
interrupted very badly.
VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE

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After taking some photographs and videos of the structure

and ourselves we moved to our next place of visit Virupaksha
temple.
Temple which depicts the south Indian temple architecture .It
is constructed in 14th century by Lakkan Dandesha under the
ruler Devaraya II during Vijayanagara reign. The temple
complex consists of Mandapa, Gopuram, Garbhagriha.
South Indian temples are constructed in Dravidian style and

the style composes of Gopurams ,Mandapas, Garbhagriha
and towering structure called Vimana .The temple complex is
enclosed by walls and these gateways are termed as Gopuras
and the coll onated wall heading to the main diety which is
kept inside the Garbagriha is called Mandapas. The towering
structure above the main diety complex is called Vimana in
south Indian temple architectural style.

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In Virupaksha temple there are several inscriptions about

Lord Shiva which were engraved in 9th century. As we
enquired a person who was a guide in Hampi he give us a
brief that the Virupaksha Temple started as a little shrine and
later developed into a huge complex during the Vijayanagara
rein. Even after the devastation of Hampi in 1565 the
Virupaksha temple is still worshiped even today and has
persisted all over the years. There were extensive
rennovations done in the early 9th century that include the
addition of towers and ceiling paintings
Apart from the Holy shrine (garbha griha), hall with a number
of pillars (mandapas) there are courtyards, monastery, few
small shrines and entrance gateways surrounding the temple.

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Among all the gateways eastern gateway is the greatest. It is

nine-tiered and 50 meters in length. Surrounding the
Virupaksha temple there are plenty of dilapidated mandapas.
There was an ancient shopping centre interlined with
mandapas in front of the temple. The ruins of it still stands
there.
It was around 4.50 pm even it was evening the hot climate in
Hampi drags us to the street vender with ice cream. Nizar
ikka bought all of us with ice cream and tasting its sweetness
and cold somehow we managed from the harsh heat from
the sun.
So our next flight was to see the sunset at MATHANGA HILLS.

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MATHANGA HLLS
It is located at the eastern end of Hampi Bazar. It offers a

breath-taking view of the ruined city and the beautiful
landscape below. While climbing each levels of Mathanga
hills it was really an enchanting feel for every one of us. The
view of every levels were giving us the idea that Mathanga
hills is the major place to be visited once we reach Hampi.
Being the highest point in Hampi, it is the best spot to get an
Ariel view of Hampi and its surroundings. There are many
trekking paths that lead to the top of the hill top where
Veerabhadra temple is located.

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Taking two paths we ourselves divided into two groups and

started our trekking. Before that Nizya Maam told us that we
ourselves had to ensure our own security since it is the
highest peak. She didn’t accompanied us and also she had
given a deadline time of 6.45 pm to be back to foothills of
Mathanga where she was haulted to monitor us.
It took 30 minutes to reach the top of the hill there we
gathered at Veerabhadra temple and create some vocal
expressions expecting it echoes. But hearing our over
expression ma’am made a call to one of our phone and ask to
step down from there. We experience the whole scenic
beauty of Mathanga Hills and the beautiful sun who wishing
us a beautiful dawn.
We captured some beautiful snaps of sunset from
Mathanga hills and it down hills and also taken lot of
photographs. We enjoyed the dawn, small cosy breeze, the
red and orange sky and the total ambience of the atmosphere
a lot. We ourselves forget about the deadline time given by
Maam.
Again we got a call from ma’am and we started to step
down several groups. One group go down the hill very fastly
and reached down within the given time limit. The second
group was 10 minute late than the first group and ma’am
took a stick from a tree nearby and beat everyone who came
late.

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After having the beautiful view and a small punishment for

our irresponsibility we move ahead to our bus and after
dinner we gone to our rooms.
We were really wished to have a night walk through the
streets but due to security reasons ma’am didn’t allowed girls
to go out of rooms and permitted boys till 11.00 pm to be out
on streets and ask them to report back at 11.00 pm. Since we
need to get out again and to break the monotony on being
room after the study even in a trip also we obeyed her and
report back on time.
Since last night our entire 12 hours was in bus so we had
got a sound sleep after 11.00 PM. On the next day we were
asked to get ready by 8.00 AM in the morning.

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DAY 2
We started to Vijaya Vittala Swami Temple by bus, but while
we reach 2.5 Km before the temple there is an entrance way
through which bus will not pass by. So we get down at
entrance way and walk down through the road. There we see
so many street vendors who were selling tender coconut,
Pine apples, water melon, mineral water, jasmine flowers,
caps and other small accessories.
We entered the complex and found it’s nearly 2km more
to walk to reach at the complex. So we asked there for an
alternative. In the hot summer we were not able to walk
reach at the complex. They told electric cab facility is there
and in each cab 9 persons can travel at a time. We hired 3

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cabs with 20 rs per head to reach Vijaya Vittala Swami

temple.
Seeing the beautiful complex and the collanated hall on
either side of the road ways we were more enthusiastic to
know more about Vijaya Vittala Swami Temple. More than its
Architectural features we expect to know much more about
it’s history. So we appointed one guide with some payment
from our pocket. He was Mr.Ashok Shetty, a native of Hampi.
He narrated us about the historical and mythical facts about
Vijaya Vittala Swami Temple.

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The Vittala Temple or Vitthala Temple in Hampi is an

ancient monument that is well-known for its exceptional
architecture and unmatched craftsmanship. The iconic
temple has amazing stone structures such as the
incomparable stone chariot and the fascinating musical
pillars. The Vittala Temple is also known as Shri Vijaya Vitthala

Temple. It is dedicated to Lord Vitthala, an incarnation of Lord
Vishnu. An idol of Vitthala-Vishnu was enshrined in the
temple. Legend has it that the temple was built as an abode
for Lord Vishnu in his Vitthala form
The Vittala Temple is presumed to be the grandest

of all temples and monuments in Hampi. The temple
exemplifies the immense creativity and architectural

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excellence possessed by the sculptors and artisans of the

Vijayanagara era.
The Vittala temple is built in the Dravidian style of

architecture. It has traits and features that are characteristic
of typical south Indian temple architecture. It’s elaborate and
artistic carvings and magnificent architecture is unmatched
by any other structure found in Hampi.
It is believed that the main shrine of the temple

originally had one enclosed Mantapa. An open Mantapa was
added to it in the year 1554 A.D.
The temple complex is a sprawling area that is surrounded by

high compound walls and three towering gateways. The
temple complex has many halls, shrines and pavilions located
inside it. Each of these structures is made of stone and each
structure is a beauty in itself.
Main Attractions in Vittala Swami Temple:-
Among these structures are the

 Shrine of the Goddess (also known as Devi shrine),
 Maha Mantapa or main hall (also known as Sabha
Mantapa or congregation hall),
 Ranga Mantapa,
 Kalyana Mantapa (marriage hall),

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 Utsava Mantapa (festival hall), and

 The famous Stone Chariot.
Maha Mantapa
The Maha Mantapa or main hall of the Vittala Temple is

situated in the inner courtyard of the temple complex.
The base is decorated with carvings of warriors, horses,
swans and several other ornamental designs.
The Maha Mantapa comprises of four smaller halls.
The steps on the eastern side of the Maha Mantapa are
decorated with elephant balustrade.
There are forty pillars lining the facade of the temple.
Each of these pillars has a height of 10 feet.
The central part of the Maha Mantapa has sixteen
intricately decorated pillars having beautiful sculptures
of Narasimha and Yali.
These set of sixteen pillars forms a rectangular court.
The ceiling of the Maha Mantapa is a richly designed
structure. The beautifully sculpted ornate pillars of the
Maha Mantapa exemplify the splendour of this
magnificent temple
Stone Chariot:
The Vittala Temple Complex has the richly sculpted Stone

Chariot, which is considered to be the most stunning
architecture of the Vijayanagara kingdom.

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The Stone Chariot or Ratha stands in the courtyard of temple.
It is one of the three famous stone chariots in India.
The Stone Chariot of Vittala Temple is actually a shrine that

has been designed in the shape of an ornamental chariot.
The shrine is dedicated to Garuda and had an image of

Garuda enshrined into the sanctum.
As per Hindu mythology, Garuda is the carrier of Lord Vishnu.

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The Musical Pillars of the Ranga Mantapa:
The Ranga Mantapa is one of the main attractions of

the Vittala Temple. The large mantapa is renowned for its 56
musical pillars. These musical pillars are also known as
SAREGAMA pillars, indicating the musical notes emitted by
them. The musical notes and emanated when the pillars are
tapped gently.

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There are a set of main pillars and several sets of minor pillars
inside the Mantapa. Each main pillar provides support to the
ceiling of the Ranga Mantapa. The main pillars are designed
as musical instruments.
Every main pillar is surrounded by 7 minor pillars. These 7

pillars emit 7 different musical notes from the representative
musical instruments. The notes emanating from these pillars
vary in sound quality depending on whether the instrument is
a percussion, string or wind instrument.
Interesting Facts about the Musical Pillars of Vittala Temple,

Hampi
The cluster of musical pillars inside the Vittala Temple

complex was carved out of huge single pieces of resonant
stone.
The emission of musical notes from stone pillars was a

mystery that fascinated many people down the centuries.
Even the British rulers of India were wonderstruck and

wanted to discover the secret behind the musical pillars. To
satisfy their curiosity and to unravel the mystery behind the
amazing pillars they cut two of the musical pillars of Vittala
Temple to check whether anything existed inside the stone
pillars that resulted in the emission of musical notes.
However, they found nothing inside the pillars.
The two pillars cut by the British rulers still exist inside the
temple complex and can be seen by visitors even today.

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Ashok Shetty was a good photographer too. He clicked some

memorable photos for us .While we were out to the complex
Nizya Maam showed us a slanting massive tructure that
supports maha mantapa and she dectate it as a buttress and
it is mainly seen in Gothic Architecture and it serve therole of
retaining wall and to resist the pressure of superstructure it
is given in an inclined angle with wider width on bottom and
tapering towards top.
When we exit the main gopura we took some snaps near the
collonated hall which was the bazar during vijayanagara rein.
After observing the bazar we asked for electric cab to return
and they told we need to wait for our turn near left gopuram.
Some of us were interested to visit monkey

temple and to track in Thungabadara river. But Ma’am didn’t
allowed in saying security issues. While waiting the cab we all
were very thirsty and the water we carried was finished so we
bought tender coconut and some with ice creams. When our
turn reach again in 3 cabs we returned to Vijaya Vittala Swami
temple gateway.
From there we gone to Mahanavami Dibba

by bus

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MAHANAVAMI DIBBA
While seeing the structure the first insight we
felt is the resemblance of ziggurat of UR The stepped
pyramids of Mesopotamia . This Mahanavami Dibba is
constructed in 15th century by king Devaraya for the victory
over Udayagiri. It is the place where king used watch the
enclosure of Hampi. It is of 12meter, done in stone in a
stepped pyramidal manner.
From there we were kissed by
overhead sun and our heads were really hot. We were in
short of water and some borrowed from other visitors.
In the same compound there is a
stepped well.
PUSHKARANI which is used for irrigation and
storage of water
After that we gone to Hazararama temple
within the same complex.

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HAZARARAMA TEMPLE
This small but beautiful temple is located at the center
of the royal area. The temple is dedicated to Lord Rama, a
hindu deity. It was once the private temple of the kings and
the royal family of Vijayanagara. The temple is famous for the
lovely bas relics and panels depicting the story of the epic
Ramayana.
it consists of a sanctum, a pillared hall and a ardha Mantapa,
open porch and beautiful pillars.
Image: Hazararama Temple rear view of Shrines
The Hazara Rama Temple is a unique temple in many

aspects. The first thing that draws attention about the
temple is its name. The term ‘Hazara Rama’ literally means

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a thousand Rama and refers to the multitude of relics

depicting the reigning deity of the temple.
The walls of the temple carry the story of Ramayana carved

on stone. The outer walls of the temple are decorated with
bas-relics of Rama and Krishna.
The relics also portray processions of horses, elephants,

attendants, soldiers and dancing women taking part in the
Dasara festival rally at that time. The relics are among the
most extensive ones to be found anywhere in India.
Image: Hazara Rama Temple Outer Wall
There are two huge gateways that give access to the temple
compound. The interior of the temple has ornately sculpted
columns.
From Hazara Rama Temple our next expedition was to some

Indo-Islamic Structure within the Royal Complex.

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We next gone to ZENANA ENCLOSURE …
ZENANA ENCLOSURE
We entered into a sprawling compound with a mud road

running through the middle of the compound. Probably the
only thing our eyes catch soon when we are inside is the
pastel colored Lotus Mahal at the far right corner. It’s a two-
storied arched pavilion.
The whole area was the private enclosure for the royal
women folks. The Queen’s Palace (visible only the basement)
is located at the middle of this area, on the left side of our
path. Measuring about 46 x 29 meters, this has been the
largest palace base excavated in the Hampi ruins so far. Also
the three-tired elaborate base structure speaks of its
importance as a palace. The super structure was made of
wooden or less durable materials compared to the stone
base. Along with the other royal structures, a gut during the
rival incursion could have destroyed the palace. A rectangular
deep tank (now empty) just at east of this probably used as a
water source to the palace.
Opposite to the palace base, across the central path, at the

east lie the remains of a water pavilion. This is basically a
decorated platform at the center of a shallow pool. This low
laying spot is the first we would visit once inside the

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enclosure.But due to reconstruction we were not supposed

to enter over there.
Three watchtowers can be seen at the corners of the

enclosed area. We can spot these two storied towers close to
the southeast, northeast and northwest corners. These again
were built in the hybrid Indo-Islamic architecture style.
The whole Zenana enclosure is encircled with a tall and broad

walls made out of cut stones arranged in interesting patterns.
The construction style of the wall is noteworthy. The
enclosure had been strategically designed for the women
folks to watch the royal ceremonial functions or the march
past in privacy.

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The path to the other locations like the Elephant Stable,

Guard’s Quarters and a few other temples’ runs through the
center of this area. The whole area is now made into a sort of
open garden with sprawling lawns. We can see people take
nap under the trees in the noontime. A good site map too is
located in this area, if we need to (we will need to!) reassure
our location and the next direction.
Next we moved to Lotus Mahal….
LOTUS MAHAL
The one structure that needs most prominence in
the Zenana Enclosure is Lotus Mahal. The style of it is a

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pleasant departure from the typical architecture we see in

Hampi. The exact function of this is not surely known.
Located inside the Zenana enclosure, most probably this was
a socializing area for the women folks in the royal family.
We were not allowed to enter into the mahal complex so we
walked around the space and took photographs and then our
previous guide Ashok Shetty was heading another group and
he came there and just explained that the Lotus mahal is a
resting area of women folks and there they have Natural air
conditioning within the complex, its positioning and
symmetrical openings and massive arched openings drags
natural breeze into the structure and give lotus mahal a feel
of Natural Air-conditioning.
Unlike the other major structures in Hampi, this is made out
of lime mortar and brick made composition.
The shape of the structure is what brought it the name. The

archways and the balcony with the domed construction
resemble a half opened lotus bud. Also is the lotus bud shape
carved on to the center dome.
Our next visit was to the Elephants stable on the back of the
enclosure.
ELEPHANTS STABLE

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One among the few least destroyed structures in Hampi,

Elephant Stable is a major tourist attraction. This long
building with a row of domed chambers was used to ‘park’
the royal elephants. There are 11 domed tall chambers; some
of them are inter- connected. The center one is specially
decorated and big. According To the information we received
it might be used Probably by the musicians and the
associated band troupes during ceremonies involving
elephant processions.
The whole building looks symmetric with respect to this

central hall. The tower of the central hall resembles (though
mostly destroyed) more like that of temples. However the
five pairs of domes on either side are of Islamic in style. They
are better preserved and of alternating patterns.
Metal hooks (used to tie the elephants) on the inside roof can
be seen. At the rear of each hall are small manhole type
openings for the mahouts to enter the elephant
compartments.
Even if it was the Elephants stable it was a better sport for us

to explore our photographic quality. To capture the whole
structure in one snap we walked far away from the structure
and captured it. Its symmetry and massiveness had given it’s
the enchanting beauty to the entire structure.
It was 3.00 PM in the noon…we were walked and tired and

also our next destination which is the Tungabhadra dam and
to experience the lake view the direction was opposite to
which we stayed, the hotel from which our package food is

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arranged is also opposite to the direction where we go next.

In order to save time of travel the hotel people bring us food
near the entry level of the royal enclosure. There were lot of
inbuilt seating’s around huge trees and open wash area and
waste bins placed there. From that it was evident that the
tourists used to have food in the same area.
Having lunch and dessert we had a small rest in the shades of

the trees also we bought some tender coconut and juices to
refresh ourselves after the food.
By 5.00 PM we started off to Tungabhadra Dam to explore

the lake view and refresh ourselves.
THUNGABHADRA DAM
TungaBhadra Dam (TB Dam) is a multipurpose

dam built across TungaBhadra River in Hosapete, Ballari

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district. TB Dam has several attractions for visitors. Most

tourists visiting Hampi include a stopover at TB Dam.
Well maintained gardens near TB Dam is a good place to

relax. There we spend around 1.30 hours and returned to
room by 8.30 PM.
In room we played several games in groups and our Second

day of trip got to an end. Next day we were asked to get
ready by 5.00 am in the early morning and todays attraction
was the rock cut structures of BADAMI…
DAY 3
After vacating the room at HAMPI we directly started to
BADAMI Caves… which is 140 Km away from Hampi. A fort
complex, Lake nearby and a Indo Islamic style domical
structures were there near to BADAMI Caves.
By 10.00 am we reached almost near to Badami caves and
from a vegetarian restaurant over there we were asked to
have our breakfast. After breakfast before we entering the
bus Maam and ikka bought some fruits like water melon
banana orange etc to not to get dehydrated while we
expedite to the next location.
As it is a rock cut structure there were lots of steps to get into
the structure and in the hot summer sun it was tough to
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manage to climb the steps. The steps were unevenly chiselled

out so that it makes our legs tiresome job.
The Badami cave temples are located in the town of Badami
in the north-central part of Karnataka, India. The cave
temples are 14 miles (23 km) from the UNESCO world
heritage site Pattadakal and 22 miles (35 km) from Aihole
Badami, the one time capital of the Chalukyas , is noted
several temples, some structural & other rock-cut, of the 6th
& 7th Centuries. The foundations of Badami, or Vatapi as it
was called, were laid by Pulakeshi I (535 – 566 AD) his son
Kirtivarman, the Ist (567 – 598 AD), beautified the town with
temples & other buildings
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1 km, this group of 4 cave temples have been carved out of

the hill opposite Badami fort. The Chalukyan king,
Mangalesa(598-610)AD)was responsible for the completion
of these cave temples. Of the four, three are Brahmanical,
while the fourth is Jain. More than 400 steps have to be
climbed to reach the cave.
While entering every caves we were felt suffocated as these
caves become tourist’s spots from past years and no
worshiping is being conducted in the shrines or the garbha
griha sanctum.
So it turns the house of bats and other creatures and its left
overs created a bad smell within the sanctum, and hall
spaces. Even though we managed to feel the interiors, the
carvings, paintings, rock cut architecture style and also the
comfortable temperature within the structure even it is hot
summer outside and the texture of the rocks…
We took many photographs of the caves its interiors and the

badami fort and lake opposite to the structure. As we climbed
up all the caves it was tough for us to cover the lake and fort
again so from the caves we took its photos and experience its
architectural quality its massiveness scale and proportion
visually.
CAVE I
This is Shaivite cave. The important carvings in this cave are
an 18-armed dancing Shiva, a two-handed Ganesha,
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Shankarnarayana. The ceiling is adorned by a serpent motif &

other carved figures.
CAVE II
This cave has Vaishnavite influence with panels of Trivikrama
& Bhuvaraha. On the ceilings are carvings of Anantasayana,
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva &other Ashtadikpalas
Cave III
Another flight of steps takes one to the third cave which is
the largest & the best of the lot. This cave has carvings
pertaining to both Shaivite & Vaishnavite themes. Panels of
Trivikrama, Narasimha, Shankaranarayana, Bhuvaraha,
Anantasayana & Harihara are engraved in a vigorous style. An
inscription found here records the creation of the shrine by
Mangalesha in 578 AD. There are some fine bracket figures
on the pillars of this cave
Cave IV
Lying to the east of cave three, the fourth cave is Jain. There
is an image of Mahavira adorning the sanctum. Other
carvings here are of Padmavathi & other Thirthankaras.
Asteep climb up some steps cut in a crevice between Cave II
& III leads to the southern part of Badami Fort & to an old
gun placed there by Tippu Sultan.

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After completing the truck In the Rock cut caves we

were mostly tired and get into the bus, and at the bus point
we saw a shooting of a Telugu movie with the cast and crew
members along with hero and heroine. Near the badami fort
and cave there is a mosque and since it was a Friday muslim
boys from our class gone for juma namaz and rest of us alon
with maam took photographs.
In between at the parking level some monkeys
entered into our bus and our driver somehow managed to
drag him out.
When boys came back it was almost 1.40 pm and
our next destination as per itinerary was the Temple
structures of Pattadakkal and Aihole which is sited as UNESCO
world heritage sites.
So having lunch from the same hotel from where we
had breakfast we started off to Pattadakkal which is 23 Km
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PATTADAKKAL TEMPLE COMPLEX- GROUP OF

MONUMENTS @ PATTADAKKAL
Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an
eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the
Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of
architectural forms from northern and southern India. An
impressive series of nine Hindu temples, as well as a Jain
sanctuary, can be seen there. One masterpiece from the
group stands out – the Temple of Virupaksha, built c. 740 by
Queen Lokamahadevi to commemorate her husband's victory
over the kings from the South.
Pattadakal has temple architecture from Dravidian, Aryan and
a mixture of both styles in its temple complex; probably
making it the only one of its kind in India. There is a sculpture
gallery maintained by Archeological Survey of India within the
Pattadakal temple complex.
Temples in Pattadakal
Virupaksha Temple
The temple has a vast quadrangle surrounded by small cells

or shrines. It has a massive gateway and a small gate behind.
At the entrance is a Nandimantapa supported by large pillars.
The great hall of the temple has a roof that rests on 16

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massive square columns arranged in 4 rows. These columns

have excellently wrought episodes from the Puranas. It is
believed that the Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built on the
model of the Virupaksha Temple.
Mallikarjuna Temple
It was originally called the Trailokeswara Maha Saila Prasada.

Architecturally, almost like a twin of Virupaksha Temple, the
Mallikarjuna temple was built for the same purpose, at the
same time as Virupaksha temple which stands beside it. The
inner walls are engraved with episodes from the Ramayana
and Mahabharata.
Sangameswara Temple
It has a garbha griha with a Dravida vimana. The outer walls

of the sanctum have sculptures of UgraNarasimha and
Nataraja.
Galaganatha Temple
The Galaganatha Temple is a dilapidated temple of the 8th

Century AD and has a northern style curvilinear shikhara. The
shikhara has all amalaka motifs with a finial atop. This is a
Shiva temple with a Shivalinga in black basalt.
Kashi Visweshwara Temple

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This is another temple with a curvilinear shikhara. The inner

ceiling of the Kashi Visweshwara temple has the figures of
Shiva, Parvathi and child Skanda surrounded by the Dikpalas.
Papanatha Temple
The Papanatha Temple mentioned as ‘Mukteshwara’, seems

to have been completed around 740 AD. It has a frontal
mantapa, sabhamantapa, ante-chamber and a squarish
garbhagriha. The architecture of this temple is a mixture of
Dravida and Nagara styles.
Jambulinga Temple
This is a small temple behind the Galaganatha Temple with a

curvilinear shikara. Its outer walls have figures of Vishnu,
Ardhanarishwara and Lakulisha.
Kadasiddeshwara
This is similar in design to the Jambulinga Temple. The
entrance lintel has beautiful images of Shiva and Parvathi
seated on a Nandi, flanked by Brahma and Vishnu.
Jain Temple
Outside the town is a huge Jain Basadi built in the 9th century

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AD. This temple has been constructed in Rashtrakuta style

with huge elephants welcoming the visitors at the entrance.
From Pattadakkal group of Monuments we then gone to
Durga temple which is having a difference in its shape and
style while we see from exterior itself.
DURGA TEMPLE, AIHOLE
The Durga temple is an early 8th-century Hindu

temple located in Aihole, Karnataka. The Durga temple has an
apsidal plan for its sanctum, one that fuses with a square plan
for the mandapa. It is the largest of a group of over 120
temples at Aihole and illustrates a mature example of
the Badami Chalukya architecture.

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In other parts such as the mandapa, it uses a mix of

rectangular and square plans, all fronted by a mukhacatuski-
style entrance. It integrates an ambulatory passage within.
This fusion of north and south Indian ideas on architecture is
not disjointed, but one well integrated.
From the front the temple appears much more conventional;
two staircases provide access to the porch, with many richly
carved relief panels. Parts of the Durga temple have been
damaged, including the artwork it had originally. Some panels
are missing.
After Durga temple we gone to Archaeological museum in
which the ruins were excavated out from the temple
premises.
We all entered the Archaeological museum and experience
the stone cut structures and its faulty parts which were
destroyed in conflicts of various dynasty times.
There we see miniature model of entire Pattadakkal and
Badami including the fort and lake. That model helps us to
understand the entire UNESCO sites in the region.
From the Museum our next structure to be visited was the
LADKHAN TEMPLE….

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LADKHAN TEMPLE
The temрle wаs built-in а Раnсhаyаtаnа style, indiсаting а
very eаrly exрeriment in temрle соnstruсtiоn. The sрeсiаl
feаture оf this temрle is thаt it stаrts with а reсtаngulаr
struсture аnd ends with а squаre struсture. Bаsed оn а
wооden соnstruсtiоn design, the squаre аnd reсtаngulаr рlаn
hаs а steeр rооf, whiсh is аn аdарtаtiоn оf wооden styles in
stоne.
This temple is an excellent instance of a mandapa-type
temple. It stands erect on a molded adhisthana or a
substratum. It is roofed with an enormous sloping stone slab.
This restores the original form of the thatched roof.

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Instead of timber posts to hold up the roof, there is an inner

double row of massive stone columns. A total of sixteen
pillars are arranged into two squares. One inside the other
and the others supporting the roof. This form of the double
aisle all around the central Nandi shrine.
Majority of the Nandi shrine was of head removed and it
shows that during wars in order to stop the worship of the
temples the opposition group had destroyed the Nandi
heads.
It was almost 5.00 PM when we came out of the Aihole

Pattadakkal complex. As per the itinerary our next destination
was Balepur, Halebid
But truly speaking we were over loaded by seeing all the
temple structures stone carvings paintings etc and we itself
was bored. We requested maam to change the route so as to
include something which is different.
As we seen Mahavira statue carved out of the jain cave in
Badami we just skipped Balepur and move for a new plan.
And the decision finalised by fixing Chikmagallur and Coorg as
the next two destinations of visit. And we were all happy to
have a change from the extreme hot to a comfortable place.
So we started our journey to Chikmangallur and we reached

there by early morning 3.00 am.

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DAY 4
There we had a home stay and we were all directed to
different rooms, in chikmagakllur the climate was very cold
and the home stay was within a farm with lots of coffee
arecanut palms and many other cultivations.
We saw campfire stations while we travel through these
woods of cultivation towards our rooms.]We were very eager
to have a camp fire.
By morning 9.00 am we were all ready to go for trekking at
Chikmangallur and at homestay we had homely food and we
enjoyed the meal a lot.
Leaving our bus over there in two trek jeeps we entered and
go to MULLAYANA GIRI PEAK
MULLAYANA GIRI PEAK
Mullayanagiri is the highest peak in Karnataka with a
height of 6317 ft. Regarded as the highest peak between
Himalayas and Nilgiris, Mullayanagiri peak is one of the best
treks in Karnataka. The peak gets its name from a small
temple at the summit, which is dedicated to a sage Mullappa
Swamy, who is believed to have meditated at the cave near
the summit.
Mullayanagiri Temple

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Mullayyanagiri hill top houses a small temple dedicated to

Lord Shiva. The temple is otherwise known as Mullappa
Swami Temple(Shri Guru Gadrige Mullappa Swami Mutta)
We Climbed up the peak and visited the temple. The floor
feels cold and soothing along with the feeling of peace,
making us want to stay back longer there.
It is believed that there is a cave below the temple almost
900 years old that leads from this temple to Seethalayyanagiri
Temple but the cave is closed.
After the trekking from Mullayanagiri we go to Z point where

we explore the beauty of whole Chikmangalore.

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Z POINT
Mountain ranges with lush greenery drive us to explore the
beauty of Chikmangalore. After reaching a point where jeeps
haulted we went to top of the hills and took maximum videos
and photo
Maam due to security reasons asked us not to cross every
hills only go to one and come back… but in that holiday
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and warned us when we were back she will freeze the trip
and we say sorry to her and to change the mood we all had
ice creams from there and started to our next destination by
1.45 pm.
By 2.00 pm our lunch was ready in an open ground arranged

by the homwstay team and we in group had the lunch
lavishly.
On the way back there is Dabbe Falls which is having a trek

route of 4 km from the main road. Since it is a water fall we
all were enthusiastic to go there. So we get down the road
and started walking to the destination.
DABBE FALLS

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Our mind was all in a holiday mood and to make our body
also cool some of us without maams permission get into the

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falls to get a shower, but in between someone interrupted

that maam hadn’t given us permission to shower and also to
get into the water so if she knew it again we will be fired. At
the time maam reached and grant us permission to have a
shower and get back to jeep asap.
From the falls our next destination was a Dargha which is

under the ground .we all moved to the dargha and there we
see the mix culture of Hinduism and Islamic over there.
DARGAH OF MIRDADA HAYAT QALANDAR

Which is used by both Muslims and Hindus for
worshipping. It is like an underground temple and was
feeling very cold climate inside.
Half the way was filled with water and we can
experience the expose lime stone which is very cold
and also there is lots of level differences and height
difference inside the structure. In some regions we
need to bow down to travel and some normally
That was a beautiful experience for every one of us.

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After that we were back to our home stay by evening

8.00 pm where we had dinner and camp fire. We
enjoyed the night and the stay over there very well.
DAY 5
Our next destination was COORG
We started from Chikmagalore by morning 8.00 am after
having our breakfast and reach coorg by 1.00 pm noon.
From a hotel we had our lunch and straight ahead to Golden
temple by 2.30 pm.
GOLDEN TEMPLE COORG

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It built in 1963 established Drubwang padma norbu rinpoche .

it is the largest teaching center of Nyingmapa a lineage of
Tibetan Buddhism .
Where we see their Viharas and we were into the structure.
We recalled what we studied in budhist architecture in HOA
like Chaithya halls, Viharas etc.
The Golden temple depicts the Tibetan and Budhist
architecture simultaneously.
DUBARE ELEPHANT CAMP

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Then we move on DUBARE ELEPHANT CAMP where lots

of elephants are taken care of we touched them they was so
friendly with us.
To reach the camp we need to cross the river Cauvery
It was also
a trekking experience for us. As we crossed the river by bare
foot and while returning due to heavy traffic of people in the
route we taken a small turn and find it as a short cut but
unfortunately it was short but the water depth over there
was too high and we hold tree trunks and its veins to cross
the same and we created a chain of ourselves and send each
one by one to the banks.

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We had some other adventure treks and sports at the point

after Dubare we head towards Bamboo forest and reach
there by 6.00 pm.
BAMBOO FOREST
In bamboo forest we had given a time 3 hours as our DJ is
planned in another location at 10,00 pm
There we go for 12 D movie experience, scary house, giant
wheels and also do shopping inside the forest.
After the shopping we head towards our DJ sport.
At DJ we had an hour long DJ party in which we all dance

with music and by the end of the DJ rain water splashed on
us.

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And it was truly a mezmarising experience for us we all

showered in rain and get back to bus by 11.00 pm and had
dinner from a restaurant and started back to GIA…..
By morning 7, 00 am on the next day we reached GIA.

Many students in between get down to their home towns
and some at college……
It was really an enchanting and unforgettable experience for
us…and this will leave a foot print on every one of our
journey in Architectural student life… we expect more
colourful trips combined with studies in coming future too..
Since we had a mix of teaching learning and enjoyment ours
was the best trip we can say without any doubt…

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S1S2 2021-2026 BATCH TOUR REPORT

DAY 2 (23rd MARCH 2022)

DAY 5 (26th MARCH2022)

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The study tour as per the curriculum was an

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The tour programme of Global Institute of Architecture was

 The expected outcome included providing situation for

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We gathered in our GIA campus at around 4:00 pm. 23 of us

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bus we reached our first destination in the “HEMAKUTA” hill

Before reaching our destination Nizya ma’am whom was also

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Heritage site. Hampi was witness to the glory days of the

Today Hampi is largely made up of the ruins from that

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experienced the beauty of the place and it was really a visual

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and guides were encroaching us showing photographs of the

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is one of the largest statue of Ganesha exist in southern part

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century. It is built by a merchant of Chandragiri in the

The manuscripts imprinted inside the complex narrates about

The belly of the Ganesha statue resembles a Bengal gram

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After taking some photographs and videos of the structure

South Indian temples are constructed in Dravidian style and

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In Virupaksha temple there are several inscriptions about

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Among all the gateways eastern gateway is the greatest. It is

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It is located at the eastern end of Hampi Bazar. It offers a

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Taking two paths we ourselves divided into two groups and

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After having the beautiful view and a small punishment for

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cabs with 20 rs per head to reach Vijaya Vittala Swami

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The Vittala Temple or Vitthala Temple in Hampi is an

pillars. The Vittala Temple is also known as Shri Vijaya Vitthala

The Vittala Temple is presumed to be the grandest

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excellence possessed by the sculptors and artisans of the

The Vittala temple is built in the Dravidian style of

It is believed that the main shrine of the temple

The temple complex is a sprawling area that is surrounded by

Main Attractions in Vittala Swami Temple:-

Among these structures are the

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 Utsava Mantapa (festival hall), and

The Maha Mantapa or main hall of the Vittala Temple is

The Vittala Temple Complex has the richly sculpted Stone

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