The Virupaksha Temple in Hampi, Karnataka, blends spirituality with a surprising scientific element. This ancient temple ...

Grass sprouts from world heritage temple in Hampi. Chetan R / Updated: Oct 3, 2013, 01:00 IST. ... the structure looks utterly neglected with grass and plants sprouting from the gopuram and ...

Temples aren’t just places where people go to pray. Many of them hold stories – about culture, craftsmanship, and how people ...

The Unesco heritage structure at Hampi is one of three in South India that has been chosen for restoration work after the 500-year-old gopuram of the ancient temple of Kalahasti collapsed.

Open hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Virupaksha Temple. The Virupaksha temple is the only one in Hampi that is in use even to this day. Its nine-storied gopuram stands out from all the other monuments ...

Achyutaraya temple in Hampi, India. Photo: ... The temple’s main gopuram (entrance tower) was built in the 15th century, an imposing structure that rises to almost 165 feet.

I visited Hampi, once the capital of the Vijayanagara empire, recently. I alighted at the Hospet railway station after having a darshan at the Lepakshi Temple.

A stepwell from Gujarat; a Dravidian style temple gopuram at Virupaksha temple; an Incan ziggurat-like platform which is known as the Mahanavami Dibba; watchtowers and free-standing mandapas, and ...