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Temples in Karnataka - Virupaksha Temple is located at Hampi near Hospet; it is dedicated to Virupaksha deity
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This South India Tours To India bears the stamp of the Vijayanagar architecture and it stands as a shrine of reverence in Hampi. Although of earlier origin, it received considerable benefaction from Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagar Empire. It commands a 160 foot high gopuram from the 16th century. This temple devoted to Shiva has numerous mandapams and murals. Some of the shrines in this temple go back to the 12th century.
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Tour To Virupaksha Temples and the presiding deity here is Virupaksheshwara or Pampapathi. His companion Pampa, is said to be the daughter of Bhrama. There is an elaborate shrine to Bhuvaneswari.
Numerous of Shiva's manifestations, and the ten incarnations of Vishnu are portrayed here, as is the characteristic scene from Mahabharata depicting Arjuna's shooting the fish device in order to seek Draupadi's hand in marriage
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In the neighborhood of the Virupaksha temple are numerous dilapidated mandapams. In front of the temple was once a prehistoric shopping center lined with mandapams, the ruins of which stand today
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South India Tours To India and the chariot festival in the month of February is the leader annual festival celebrated here. The heavenly marriage between Virupaksheshwara and Pampa is celebrated in the month of December
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