Virupaksha Temple, Hampi

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Dravidian architecture monument Hindu temple Shaivite temple Vijayanagara-period temple

Virupaksha Temple in Hampi is a major historic Hindu temple complex renowned for its towering gopuram, intricate Dravidian architectural style, and continuous worship dating back to the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ Shaivite temple ⓘ Vijayanagara-period temple ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedRiver	Tungabhadra River NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionPeriod	early medieval period with major Vijayanagara additions ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important Shaivite pilgrimage site in Karnataka ⓘ principal living temple of Hampi ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
earlierSanctity	associated with Pampa Tirtha ⓘ
hasConsortDeity	Bhuvaneshwari NERFINISHED ⓘ Pampa Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeityForm	Virupaksha NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	Nandi pavilion NERFINISHED ⓘ courtyard colonnades ⓘ courtyard with pillared halls ⓘ gateway towers (gopurams) ⓘ intricate stone carvings ⓘ mandapas ⓘ painted ceiling panels ⓘ sanctum (garbhagriha) NERFINISHED ⓘ sub-shrines ⓘ tall eastern gopuram ⓘ temple tank ⓘ
hasFestival	Mahashivaratri celebrations ⓘ annual chariot festival ⓘ marriage festival of Virupaksha and Pampa ⓘ
hasNotableStructure	100-column hall ⓘ Ranga Mandapa NERFINISHED ⓘ courtyard with flagstaff ⓘ main sanctum of Virupaksha ⓘ shrines of consort goddesses ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	continuous worship since Vijayanagara period ⓘ elaborate festivals ⓘ richly carved pillars ⓘ towering gopuram ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampi NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Vijayanagara district NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainEntranceOrientation	east ⓘ
majorPatron	Krishnadevaraya NERFINISHED ⓘ
management	administered under Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments of Karnataka ⓘ
partOf	Group of Monuments at Hampi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampi temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Hampi ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1986 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dravidian temple architecture → notableExample → Virupaksha Temple, Hampi ⓘ

Vijayanagara Empire → notableMonument → Virupaksha Temple, Hampi ⓘ

Pattadakal → hasTemple → Virupaksha Temple, Hampi ⓘ

this entity surface form: Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal