Karnataka
Vijayanagara district
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Virupaksha Temple

Virupaksha Temple is located in in the of , , situated on the banks of the river Tungabhadra, a 7th-century temple of Lord Shiva.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: Hindu temple in India
  • Also known as: “Pampapatiswami Gudi”, “Pampapatiswāmi Gudi”, “Virupaksha Temple and Bazar”, and “Virupaksha Temple, Hampi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matanga Hill.

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, also known as Rishyamuka Parvata is a rocky hill in the range, , , southern . The hill is supposedly a holy land from the Hindu Ramayana epic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampi.

Photo: Dan Brady, CC BY 2.0.
, in the state of , , is the site of the once-magnificent capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Virupaksha Temple

Latitude
15.33517° or 15° 20′ 7″ north
Longitude
76.45868° or 76° 27′ 31″ east
Elevation
432 metres (1,417 feet)
Open location code
7J7R8FP5+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 450194541
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
10973573
Wiki­data ID
Q2502406
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Virupaksha Temple” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “বিরূপাক্ষ মন্দির”
  • Chinese: “維盧巴克沙神廟”
  • Croatian: “Virupakshin hram”
  • Dutch: “Virupaksha Temple and Bazar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فيروباكشا”
  • French: “temple de Virupaksha”
  • French: “Temple de Virupaksha”
  • Gujarati: “વિરૂપાક્ષ મંદિર”
  • Hindi: “hampi virupaksha temple information”
  • Hindi: “विरूपाक्ष मंदिर, हम्पी”
  • Japanese: “ヴィルーパークシャ寺院”
  • Kannada: “ವಿರೂಪಾಕ್ಷ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Malayalam: “Virupaksha Temple”
  • Malayalam: “വിരൂപാക്ഷക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Marathi: “विरुपाक्ष मंदिर, हंपी”
  • Marathi: “विरुपाक्ष मंदिर”
  • Oriya: “ବିରୁପାକ୍ଷ ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Panjabi: “ਵਿਰੂਪਕਸ਼ਾ ਮੰਦਰ”
  • Russian: “Virupaksha Temple”
  • Russian: “Вирупакша”
  • Russian: “Храм Вирупакша”
  • Russian: “Храм Вирупакши в Хампи”
  • Russian: “Храм Вирупакши”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Virupaksha”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Virupakshin hram”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Virupakšin hram”
  • Spanish: “Templo Virupaksha (Hampi)”
  • Spanish: “Templo Virupaksha”
  • Tamil: “விருபாட்சர் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “విరూపాక్ష దేవాలయం, హంపి”
  • Telugu: “విరూపాక్ష దేవాలయం”

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