The administrative and residential quarter: an Indo-Islamic pavilion, eleven domed elephant stables and the stepped tank.
Covered by the same ticket as Vittala on the same day. Almost no shade — do this early or late. The Hazara Rama temple's Ramayana friezes are a short walk away and free.
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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…
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The colonnaded street in front of Virupaksha, with a hill of small pre-Vijayanagara shrines above it…
A spin in a round basket boat below the ruins, past Purandaradasa mandapa and the ancient…