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

Start your weekend by visiting the Virupaksha Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, which stands as the oldest living temple in Hampi. See the intricate carvings and look up at the towering gopuram ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Temples aren’t just places where people go to pray. Many of them hold stories – about culture, craftsmanship, and how people once lived and believed. Some are full of carvings, others are known for ...

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.

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 ...

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.