A spin in a round basket boat below the ruins, past Purandaradasa mandapa and the ancient river-crossing stones.
Agree the price and the duration before getting in — twenty minutes is the standard ride. Life jackets are not always offered; ask for one.
A large 1534 temple complex in a natural amphitheatre between two hills, with a long ruined market…
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The highest point in the ruins, with a 360-degree view over the boulder field, the river and the temple…
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The high point of Vijayanagara architecture: a 16th-century temple with a stone chariot in its…
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The colonnaded street in front of Virupaksha, with a hill of small pre-Vijayanagara shrines above it…