creating a revolutionary new body of South Indian architecture. During the 15th century CE, two remarkable states emerged on the Deccan Plateau: Vijayanagara and the Bahmani Sultanate, on either ...

Carved on the banks of the great Tungabhadra River, this is a site of world heritage and an unparalleled example of Vijayanagara architecture; that is the famous Virupaksha Temple. ' This UNESCO ...