Vithalaswāmi Gudi

The Architecture Of Vijayanagara Classified As Religious, Courtly And Civic Architecture What is Also Associated With Paintings and Sculptures The Style Is A Combination of the Chalukya, Hoysala, Pandya and Chola Styles who evolved in Earlier Centuries When These Empires Ruled The Lands. Vijayanagara Temples Are Usually Surrounded by A Strong Enclosure. Small Shrines Consist Simply of A Garbhagriha and a Porch. Medium- sized temples have a

Mukhamantapa and An Enclosure Wall Large TempTes has tall Rayagopuram Built with wood brick and stucco in chola style. The Termn 'Raya' is Adaed to Indicate A Gopura Built by Vijayanagara Rayas. In some temnples there is a circumambulatory path the garbhagriha and some of them also have a devi temple adjacent to the Garbhagriha. This design is unique to The Vijayanagarastyle of Architecture. A Kalyanamantapa, a sabhamantapa, a yagnamantapa or a bhajanamantapa and a kitchen airly found in the precinct of the temple. The Civic Architectural Sculptures of Hampi Are Wonderful Structures and Some with noteworthy indo- islamic styles

The Area AROUND The River Tungabhadra, Especially Near The Historic Settlement of Kanakagiri, Was Inhabited by Many Tribes Who Lived Off The Pasture Lands With Their Cattle, Long Before The Vijayanagara Empire was Established. The local chieftains of the Tribes Were The First Rulers of The Realm. The Fertility Of The Land wasa Great Resourcé and Hence A Reason for Be Self- Sufficient. Animal Husbandry Was Their Primary Occupation. These Tribes Continue to Live In The Region Even Today. Although they may no Longer Only Rear Cattle Or Practise Their Traditional Pursuit, which Seen In Their Traditional Attire on Specific Occasions. Some of the ancient Tribes That's ARE NOW SLOWLY DISAPPEAR MYASABEDA- Notified Tribe, Kadugolla- Pastoral Tribes and Shepherds, ALEMARI Kuruba- Nomnadic Tribes, Hakki- Pikki- Hunter- Gatherer Tribe, Panci and Paradi- Bird Hunters, Harina Shikari- Deer Hunters, Hellava- Community that documents Family Trees, Kavalethu (Yetina Basava) - Have Cow and OX, Storytellers Reciting Sita- Rama Kalyana, Monda Community- Hattavadis, Sidda- Black Durga Murugi, Sudugadu Magicians, Dakkala- Mythological Storytellers, Bengali Tribe- Kondamama- Future Tellers, Fishers (De- Notified Tribe), Lambani- Rajput Clan.

This two- Pillared Structure with a 'Cross Beam On The Top Is Popularly Called' King's Balance, Owing to The Relief On The Base Of Face Krishnadevaraya and His consorts. IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE USED ON THE OCCASION OF TULAPURUSHA DANA, when a person would weigh themelf against precious materials that Would then be distrıbuted among the pobor, a practice the North that Depicts. That containues Even Today.
The tall pillars with Kudu Arches at the corners Rest on a base consisting of three moldings Pada, Kantha and Kapotą. Two Pairs of Tall, Slender Pilasters Rest on Brackets with Addorsed Lions Adorning The Pillars. The Horizontal Beam Bears A Miniature Shala at The cęnter and two kutas at the coners. The Three Loops Beneath The Beam Were Probably Usedto Hang The Weighing balanceRead more