Pattabhirama Temple
One of Hampi's largest temple complexes, near Kamalapura, dedicated to Rama and enclosed by high walls.
Open
6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Morning
Time to spend here
About 45 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
Close to the Kamalapura museum and usually very quiet; a good stop while entering or leaving Hampi from the south.
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About this place
Near Kamalapura on Hampi's southern edge, the Pattabhirama Temple is one of the largest and best-preserved temple complexes in the city, built in the 16th century under Achyuta Deva Raya and dedicated to Rama as Pattabhirama, 'Rama enthroned'. A tall five-storey brick-and-granite gopuram fronts the walled compound, which holds the main east-facing shrine, a pillared kalyana mandapa and a subsidiary Lakshmi shrine, all facing a large pushkarani and a now-ruined chariot street. Comparatively restrained in ornament, it rewards visitors with a real sense of scale, symmetry and calm, and it is rarely crowded.
Where it is
Close by
Photo credits
- Pattabhirama Temple: Pattabhirama temple in Hampi 1 · Dineshkannambadi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pattabhirama Temple: Pattabhirama temple in Hampi · Dineshkannambadi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pattabhirama Temple: Open mantapa (hall) in Pattabhirama temple in Hampi · Dineshkannambadi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pattabhirama Temple: Yali pillared entrance to mantapa at Pattabhirama temple in Hampi · Dineshkannambadi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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