HAMPI 3 EP2 | ACHYUTHARAYA TEMPLE | MATHANGA HILLS

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Hampi is a small village in Northern Karnataka, come to ruins and taken as a World Heritage Site. Hampi is a well known tourist center with lot of temples and good sculptor work. Achyuta Raya temple is one of the famous temples in Hampi. It was builst in 1534 A.D., this temple is an example of Vijayanagara style of architecture in the most advanced forms than any other temples in Hampi. This temple was one of the last grandiose temple projects executed before the fall of the empire.

The temple is dedicated to Lord Tiruvengalanatha form of Vishnu, it was constructed by a high officer in King Achyuta Raya's court and hence his name for the temple. The temple complex and the market which is in ruins sits in a semi made valley by the two hills the Gandhamadana and Matanga Hills. The two main ways to reach the temple are, one from the Kodanda Rama Temple or Kings Palace path which enters the Couteseans street and leads to the main tower of the Achyuta Raya Temple. Another route to the temple is to climb the steps near the Nandi (Bull) at the east of Hampi Bazaar, this is the easier and faster way to the temple.

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