Talarigatta Gate
A fortified riverside gateway on the road to the Talarigatta coracle crossing, once a toll gate into Vijayanagara.
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
On the main road toward the Vittala Temple and Talarigatta ferry point. Vehicles pass through the arch — step aside when taking photos.
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About this place
Talarigatta Gate — also called Talarigatta Hebbagilu — guarded the northern approach to the sacred centre from the Tungabhadra crossing at Talarigatta, where coracles still ferry visitors toward the Vittala Temple. Built into the city wall as a narrow two-storey gatehouse, it controlled the main road from Kamalapura and probably served as a toll collection point, which survives in the place name. Though partly ruined, the arched passage still carries traffic, and a small Hanuman shrine stands before the gate. From the upper level you can trace surviving stretches of fortification along the riverbank. Inscriptions refer to the gateway as Aresankara Devara Bagilu; a sculpture of Veeranjaneya faces the northern side.
Where it is
Close by
Photo credits
- Talarigatta Gate: Talarigatta Gate · Primejyothi · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Talarigatta Gate: Road thru the arch · Shakirmeah · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Talarigatta Gate: Entrance to Historical World of Hampi · Apoorva Ramesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Talarigatta Gate: Talarigattu Fort Gateway-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram · Dr Murali Mohan Gurram · CC BY-SA 3.0
