Double-Storeyed Mantapa
A two-level granite gateway on the Tungabhadra river route southwest of the Vittala Temple.
Open
6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Morning
Time to spend here
About 35 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
Reached on foot along the Vittala riverside trail; the exposed rock becomes hot and slippery, while most tour groups bypass the site.
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About this place
The Double-Storeyed Mantapa rises from a broad granite outcrop on the right bank of the Tungabhadra, southwest of the Vittala Temple. Generally dated to the fifteenth or sixteenth century, the plain-pillared structure functioned as a monumental gateway on the old river route into the sacred centre. Small single-celled shrines flank the high platform, and the open upper level gives the ruin its distinctive profile among the surrounding boulders.
Where it is
Close by
Photo credits
- Double-Storeyed Mantapa: Front view of two storied stone Mandapa at Hampi · AMITABHA GUPTA · CC BY 4.0
- Double-Storeyed Mantapa: Hampi - Double Storeyed Mandapa · Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Double-Storeyed Mantapa: Two storey complex · Kalmanevikas · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Double-Storeyed Mantapa: Two Storeyed Stone Mantapa, Hampi, Karnataka · Nagaraj Sinhasan · CC BY-SA 4.0
