• Dr. Anant L. Zandekar

The Monuments are situated mostly between the Kamalapuram and Hampi villages, and along the banks of the Tungabhadra. The remains of palace-buildings and a number of temples are inside the citadel. Along the road from Kamalapuram to Hampi are a number of monuments and images such as the underground Siva temple, Krishna temple, the monolithic images of Lakshmi Narasimha and Ganesa, and the group of early temples on the Hemakuta hill. The village of Hampi contains the ancient temple of Virupaksha and a group of early shrines. Proceeding eastwards from Hampi, along the southern bank of the Tungabhadra, the visitor may see the holy Chakratirtha and the Kodandarama temple, the old ruined bridge, the Rama temple, Achyuta Raya temple and Matanga-parvatam and a number of other temples and monuments before finally reaching the King's Palace and the Vițțhala temple. Going along the Vitthala bazaar the Talarigattu Gate in the east is reached. Along the road from here to Kamalapuram there are not many monument except the temples of Raghunatha on the Malyavanta hills a Jaina temple, Bhima's gateway and so on.

“THE MONUMENTS OF VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE”

"“THE MONUMENTS OF VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.624-640, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907M81.pdf

"“THE MONUMENTS OF VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp624-640, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907M81.pdf