An ancient city in Karnataka, India, it was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire (1336–1646 CE). It is also an important archaeological and religious site that houses ruins from the Vijayanagara period, the restored Virupaksha temple as well as older Ashokan inscriptions.
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A city in Tamil Nadu which served as the capital of the Pandya dynasty (c. third to fourth century BCE…
A group of 275 shrines dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva and concentrated in southern India. They are mentioned in…
Historic region of southern India spanning present-day northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh, bounded by the Arni and Kotallaiyar…
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An ancient city in eastern Karnataka, located along the banks of the river Tungabhadra. It served as the capital of…
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