Topography
Historical background
Particularly interesting are the schematic renderings of many temples. The deities are shown in their own shrines along with the typical natural features of the site, enabling thus the viewer to identify them.
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: The Virupaksha linga enshrined in the temple. Nandi stands under the bells hanging from the ceiling of the antechamber before the sanctuary.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling, eighth row from west
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Vignettes, from left: Dvarapala; Musicians; Two dancing girls; Three ladies carrying trays with offerings; Two brahmins and a courtly figure; Two brahmins; Two brahmins performing a ritual; Sri Virupaksha enshrined.
Plaster sculptures: The wedding of Virupaksha and Pampambika.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Sri Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling beam above the entrance to the sanctuary
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Vignettes, from left: Pujaris performing a ritual; Sri Virupaksha enshrined; Nandi; Three brahmins; Two courtiers; Two attendants; A male figure bearing a yoke and a retainer; Two drummers; A kettledrum player; A dvarapala.
Plaster sculptures; The wedding of Virupaksha and Pampambika.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling beam above the entrance to the sanctuary
Date: First half of the 19th century
Description: Vignettes, from left: Pujaris performing a ritual; Sri Virupaksha enshrined; Nandi; Three brahmins; Two courtiers; Two attendants; A male figure bearing a yoke and a retainer; Two drummers; A kettledrum player; A dvarapala.
Location: Karnataka Temple;Virupaksha Temple;Hampi
Positioning: Open mandapa, ceiling beam above the entrance to the sanctuary
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: A guard leans on his staff outside a building in which a seated figure, possibly Kausalya, converses with two female attendants. Four ladies stand in attendance.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay top row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: A hall in which the putrakameshti yajna (ritual in order to obtain a son) is taking place. Dasharatha and his three queens face Rishyashringa who officiates along a number of rishis.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, top row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The rishis perform the putrakameshti yajna (ritual to obtain a son).
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, top row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Two pregnant queens in their apartment.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, middle row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: King Dasharatha divides the payasa among his three queens. A pregnant queen in her apartment.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, middle row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: Though partly disappeared, this may depict Rishyashringa handing the vessel containing the payasa (sweetmeat) to Vasishtha.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, middle row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The queens and their children in a building, with a guard leaning on a staff at the entrance.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, bottom row
Date: First half of the 16th century
Description: The four princes armed with bows and arrows stand near Dasharatha, who is seated together with a group of ascetics.
Location: Andhra Pradesh Temple;Virabhadraswamy Temple;Lepakshi
Positioning: Mahamandapa, west porch ceiling, central bay, bottom row
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