This 15th century shrine of Lord Rama located in the Royal Area of Hampi is popularly called "Hazara Rama Temple". Inscriptions inside the Hazara Rama temple provide evidence of the indicate the period of origin of this temple as Devaraya I erected it in the early 15th century. This is the only temple in the area with its external walls decorated with five rows of bas-reliefs. They portray the processions of elephants, horses with attendants, military contingents, and dancing girls.
The name of the temple is Rama due to the large number of Ramayana panels carved in long arrays, onto the walls of this temple. Incidents in the story like Dasaratha performing a sacrifice to beget sons, the birth of Rama, his exile into the forest, the abduction of Sita and the ultimate fight between Rama and Ravana are all carved in a vivid manner. In these panels, the story of Rama and through it the triumph of good over evil is brought out.
This high wall encloses the entire complex with the main entrances set on the east. The temple consisted of a sanctum, an ardha mantapa and a pillared hall with an open porch with tall and elegant pillars. The pillar hall is notable for its unique pillars in black-stone. They are set on a raised stone platform in the middle of the hall. The other structures in this temple complex are a shrine for Devi and Utsava Mantapa.
To the south is a small doorway, which leads to the Durbar Area. It is believed that this thempe is used privately by the royal family.
42 comments:
How nice to see you again - welcome back!!!
Beautiful place and ineresting information as usually - I really missed it:)
Greetings
Joo
Welcome back. Hope you are rested and well.
The more I read about Hampi, the more I want to visit the place. The last time I went was as a child - so very long ago - and have only hazy memories of the place
Welcome back :-)
And with a fantastic post ....
Unique shots !!!!
(I hope you are feeling better now, take care ... )
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Welcome back, Rajesh, so good to see you back again, hope all is well and that you are feeling better! Thanks for a marvelous post and your captures are beautiful as always!
Enjoy your evening!
Sylvia
Welcome back my dear friend. How is everything now? Your pictures are just great. Fantastic post. BRAVO!!
Happy to see you back. Hope you are well and rested.
A very nice article with good pictures.
Amazing.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
Hi Rajesh,
So glad to hear from you again after a long time. hope you are fully recovered now.
Excellent post!
Rgds
K
thank you.... that is so interesting and beautiful!! also thank you for visiting me! ~ laura
also, i think the story of rama is in the movie"the little princess"
~laura
Welcome back Rajesh!
Hope you have recovered fully.
Great post on this temple.
Welcome back! Hopefully you are feeling better now!. your post is interesting and I see that the buildings in your country are very old. Older than most European buildings. Have a great week and take care!
welcome after a long break.. The 1st picture is good..
I knew Hampi from just a bit of the heavy childhood education. Your post is wonderful!
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Welcome back buddy, hope you are feeling better now... nice post on hampi
Welcome back!
I'm looking forward to reading your blog.
The fascinating history.
Hi Rajesh, Those are some lively carvings on the external walls. Interesting to learn what the story was about. Nice post!
I love the intricate carvings. Great post.
Such magnificent beauty!
Welcome back! These photos are gorgeous, and as always I wish to visit India!!!
Welcome back! I am very to see you on bloggistan with another great post!
Cheers!
Good to see you again. I so hope I will one day see the beauty of India.
Welcome back, I hope you are fully recovered.;) I missed seeing your magnificent pictures.;) These ones are no exception.;)
xo
Zuzana
Welcome back Rajesh...Hope with a healthier back.Nice description with all the pictures...thanks for sharing.Keep posting.
Your world certainly is a beautiful place. It has wonderful architecture and history. Thanks for sharing.
well come back with this wonderful post. i hope to be better now.
Ah... So long.... Welcome back dear... Missed you posts so much... Glad that u kept commenting however....
Back with a bang I guess... Great post... Lovely sculptural details...
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good to see you back!
Got to explore Hampi one day.
welcome back Rajesh !!
hope you are feeling better now...
having born & brought up in Mysore, I have been to most places in Karnataka, but never got a chance to visit Hampi...hope to visit it sometime in the future..
beautiful pictures !!
good pictures.wel come back.
Nice to see you blogging again.
I enjoyed the wealth of detail in these carvings.
Nice to see you posting again. This was a great post. I enjoyed the tour.
Very interesting ! an architecture I am not used to at all !
Thank you for an informative and interesting post. Took us back a ways in history. I learn something new each day. Thanks for stopping by my place.
Welcome back Rajesh really enjoyed the tour. We don't have buildings that old in Ohio
Hi Rajesh! Welcome back!
I thought I had already commented on this one...
Anyhow, the enlarged first picture is excellent!!
Old Town Bilbao is now at Blogtrotter for your joy. Have a great weekend!!
Interesting post, wonderful images of the Temple, the architecture is really amazing.
Welcome back, Rajesh.
Thanks to all. It is well wishes and prayers of all of you brought me back to my feet. Still there is a long way to go, but much better now.
Tony, I do not know the name of the plant in the profile. I had clicked it on my mobile camera a a resort as I loved the colors.
Now, I must visit this place.
Wow you been back for a while, and I missed to whole arrival - welcome back, and this is such a nice temple, thanks for sharing. Anna :)
Anna, Deepak: Thanks for the appreciation.
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