This image of Lakshmi-Narasimha, popularly called Ugranarasimha, meaning Narasimha of terrifying countenance, is hewn out of a rock in-situ. According to an inscription found here, it was executed in 1528 A.D. during the rule of Krishnadevaraya. Originally, the icon bore a smaller image of Lakshmi sitting on his lap. This gigantic image, 6.7 meters in height, was mutilated and the figure of Lakshmi was entirely damaged and vandalized in 1565 A.D. Narasimha with an articulately chiseled and well delineated mane and large bulging eyes and broad chest still retains His awesome charm. He is seated on the coils of the snake Adisesha, who rises behind him with seven hoods, which serve as a canopy. The entire image is set within a Makara torana, or arch, with a lion-mask above the hoods of Adisesha.
The statue of Lakshmi can now be found at Kamalapura Museum. As mentioned above, the whole statue of Narasimha and Lakshmi was cut in a single boulder. While other kingdoms further southwards used Schist, a soft stone as the medium of their constructions, the Sangamas decided to go in for granite as the building material for their temples. The hard granite was available on the site in plenty and was economic. Granite, being hard, was not suitable for the delicate filigree work that could be carved on Schist. What the artists had to sacrifice on the delicacy of the work was compensated by the massiveness of the sculptures. The statue of Ugra Narasimha is a perfect example of what they achieved in volume which they could not in delicacy.
353 kilometres from Bangalore, in the south Indian state of Karnataka. Hampi has a history from the epical age of Ramayana, ages before the Vijayanagara Empire was born. Hampi has an epical history as the capital city of Kishkindha, the monkey kingdom during the period of Ramayana. It is 353 kilometres from Bangalore, in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was built by Krishna Devraya.
Pattabhirama temple on the south of the sacred river Thungabadra located in scenic hilly surroundings is the largest among the ruins. This wonderful temple is noted for its largeness. There is a capacious hall in front of the temple.
This temple a bit off from the main tourist trail is notable for its size and completeness. Though not as much ornate, the Pattabhirama Temple is as large as the more poplar Vittala Temple.
Apart from the principle shrine located at the center of the campus, a shrine dedicated to the goddess is located within the temple compound.
The hall in front of the main sanctum is a superb example of the Vijayanagara style composite pillar architecture. The inner ones are relatively simpler whereas the ones facing the courtyard are elaborate.
The divine marriage hall is at the south east of the compound. Here to the pillars are carved with some fantastic Yali images.
The whole temple campus was once paved with granite slabs, you can still spot the traces of it especially at the north eastern portion of the campus.
A tall tower at the east end of the compound wall opens to a wide chariot street. Further east of by the street is an elaborate temple tank. The street area is not much accessible and is now used by the local farmers. To see the pond you need to go a bit eastward by the main road.
The main tower mentioned above is mentioned is built with brick superstructure and granite lower portions. The terracotta images typically part of such towers is non-existent. However the details on the lower granite portion are intact. You can even spot the Crescent -Boar-Dragger emblem of the Vijayanagara kings near the archway of the tower.
A bit north of the temple is a Domed Gateway .
You can visit Pattabhirama Temple as an extension of your visit to the Archeological Survey of India museum. The temple is about 500 meters east of the museum. The road winds through a packed village and a garden emerges on your left. Further ahead you can spot the tiny entrance to the temple compound marked with a signboard.
The gateway of Pattabhirama Temple is built in Chola style gateway. The base is made of hard granite. The pyramidal super structure is made of brick and lime mortar.
Temple campus opens from morning to evening. No admission fee and photography allowed inside. No camera fee.
Unlike the Vittala temple, this temple is not ‘spammed’ by bus loads of tourists. That is mainly because of its off location; only the enterprising and committed visitors make it to the Pattabhirama Temple.
Just like in the case of any other major temples in Hampi, the Pattabhirama Temple too was the nodal point of a township. In this case the township around the Pattabhirama Temple was known as the Varadadevi Ammana pette. Varadadevi was the queen of the Tuluva dynasty king Achyuta Raya.
As part of Sri Ramanin Padhayil, we have been seeing things from two perspective - one is following Lord Rama by following all his qualities and one is following the footstep of Lord Rama by travelling to all the destinations Rama travelled. Now we are at Kishkinda. We have seen all the places related to Lord Rama here. Now before starting from Kishkinda, we need to understand the Moral Behaviour (Ozhukkam) and what Lord Rama teaches us through all these events at Kishkinda.
1. When Sita is with Lord Rama, then Rama does not punish anyone. Sita was not here with Ram while in Kishkinda and hence Vali got punished by Rama. This is a great truth and hence we need to seek refuge at Mahalakshmi's feet and then through her need to seek Lord Rama's feet. We need Mahalakshmi's favour for getting Perumal's favour.
2. Lord Rama accepted Sugrivan as his friend. Sugrivan was a monkey, without kingdom, without wife and Rama accepted him as his friend and also accepted him as his brother. Which human will do this? Ozhukkam is we should not look bad on others or ill treat others because of their status or how they are.
3. Greatness of Bhakthi which Hanuman had on Lord Rama. This is the place where Hanuman was born. So key take away is to understand the bhakthi which Hanuman had and all the service Hanuman did due to the love and affection he had towards Rama. We also need to seek, for getting the same type of bhakthi which Hanuman had on Lord Rama. Kishkinda teaches us this bhakthi.
Inspite of who we are, we need to be simple with lots of bhakthi in us without ego, arrogance. We need to learn this from Kishkinda. One can understand all this from home too, but to really get the feel one has to visit these places in person.
With this, we are going to start from Kishkinda and continue our journey in the footsteps of Lord Rama.
The statue of Lakshmi can now be found at Kamalapura Museum. As mentioned above, the whole statue of Narasimha and Lakshmi was cut in a single boulder. While other kingdoms further southwards used Schist, a soft stone as the medium of their constructions, the Sangamas decided to go in for granite as the building material for their temples. The hard granite was available on the site in plenty and was economic. Granite, being hard, was not suitable for the delicate filigree work that could be carved on Schist. What the artists had to sacrifice on the delicacy of the work was compensated by the massiveness of the sculptures. The statue of Ugra Narasimha is a perfect example of what they achieved in volume which they could not in delicacy.
Pattabhirama Temple, Hampi
Karnataka temples and shrines forms an inevitable part of Karnataka tourism. Devotees from different corners of the world come to visit Karnataka temples and shrines to pay their homage to their titular deities.353 kilometres from Bangalore, in the south Indian state of Karnataka. Hampi has a history from the epical age of Ramayana, ages before the Vijayanagara Empire was born. Hampi has an epical history as the capital city of Kishkindha, the monkey kingdom during the period of Ramayana. It is 353 kilometres from Bangalore, in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was built by Krishna Devraya.
Pattabhirama temple on the south of the sacred river Thungabadra located in scenic hilly surroundings is the largest among the ruins. This wonderful temple is noted for its largeness. There is a capacious hall in front of the temple.
This temple a bit off from the main tourist trail is notable for its size and completeness. Though not as much ornate, the Pattabhirama Temple is as large as the more poplar Vittala Temple.
Apart from the principle shrine located at the center of the campus, a shrine dedicated to the goddess is located within the temple compound.
The hall in front of the main sanctum is a superb example of the Vijayanagara style composite pillar architecture. The inner ones are relatively simpler whereas the ones facing the courtyard are elaborate.
The divine marriage hall is at the south east of the compound. Here to the pillars are carved with some fantastic Yali images.
The whole temple campus was once paved with granite slabs, you can still spot the traces of it especially at the north eastern portion of the campus.
A tall tower at the east end of the compound wall opens to a wide chariot street. Further east of by the street is an elaborate temple tank. The street area is not much accessible and is now used by the local farmers. To see the pond you need to go a bit eastward by the main road.
The main tower mentioned above is mentioned is built with brick superstructure and granite lower portions. The terracotta images typically part of such towers is non-existent. However the details on the lower granite portion are intact. You can even spot the Crescent -Boar-Dragger emblem of the Vijayanagara kings near the archway of the tower.
A bit north of the temple is a Domed Gateway .
You can visit Pattabhirama Temple as an extension of your visit to the Archeological Survey of India museum. The temple is about 500 meters east of the museum. The road winds through a packed village and a garden emerges on your left. Further ahead you can spot the tiny entrance to the temple compound marked with a signboard.
The gateway of Pattabhirama Temple is built in Chola style gateway. The base is made of hard granite. The pyramidal super structure is made of brick and lime mortar.
Temple campus opens from morning to evening. No admission fee and photography allowed inside. No camera fee.
Unlike the Vittala temple, this temple is not ‘spammed’ by bus loads of tourists. That is mainly because of its off location; only the enterprising and committed visitors make it to the Pattabhirama Temple.
Just like in the case of any other major temples in Hampi, the Pattabhirama Temple too was the nodal point of a township. In this case the township around the Pattabhirama Temple was known as the Varadadevi Ammana pette. Varadadevi was the queen of the Tuluva dynasty king Achyuta Raya.
As part of Sri Ramanin Padhayil, we have been seeing things from two perspective - one is following Lord Rama by following all his qualities and one is following the footstep of Lord Rama by travelling to all the destinations Rama travelled. Now we are at Kishkinda. We have seen all the places related to Lord Rama here. Now before starting from Kishkinda, we need to understand the Moral Behaviour (Ozhukkam) and what Lord Rama teaches us through all these events at Kishkinda.
1. When Sita is with Lord Rama, then Rama does not punish anyone. Sita was not here with Ram while in Kishkinda and hence Vali got punished by Rama. This is a great truth and hence we need to seek refuge at Mahalakshmi's feet and then through her need to seek Lord Rama's feet. We need Mahalakshmi's favour for getting Perumal's favour.
2. Lord Rama accepted Sugrivan as his friend. Sugrivan was a monkey, without kingdom, without wife and Rama accepted him as his friend and also accepted him as his brother. Which human will do this? Ozhukkam is we should not look bad on others or ill treat others because of their status or how they are.
3. Greatness of Bhakthi which Hanuman had on Lord Rama. This is the place where Hanuman was born. So key take away is to understand the bhakthi which Hanuman had and all the service Hanuman did due to the love and affection he had towards Rama. We also need to seek, for getting the same type of bhakthi which Hanuman had on Lord Rama. Kishkinda teaches us this bhakthi.
Inspite of who we are, we need to be simple with lots of bhakthi in us without ego, arrogance. We need to learn this from Kishkinda. One can understand all this from home too, but to really get the feel one has to visit these places in person.
With this, we are going to start from Kishkinda and continue our journey in the footsteps of Lord Rama.
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