The colonnaded street in front of Virupaksha, with a hill of small pre-Vijayanagara shrines above it that catches the sunset.
Hemakuta is a gentle five-minute climb — the easy alternative to Matanga for sunset, and it looks straight down on the temple gopuram.
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A working temple to Shiva that predates the empire and has been in continuous worship for over 1,300…
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The highest point in the ruins, with a 360-degree view over the boulder field, the river and the temple…
A large 1534 temple complex in a natural amphitheatre between two hills, with a long ruined market…
A spin in a round basket boat below the ruins, past Purandaradasa mandapa and the ancient…