Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Hampi -- Temples Part 3

It was a long day before we concluded our visit to Hampi and returned to the Golden Chariot.

The face of Narasimh (half-lion, half-man) looks almost cartoonish.
Very large yoni-linga (representation of Shiva)

Secular structures
The Lotus Mahal (Lotus Palace) exhibits fascinating geometry. You can see the watchtower behind it at the right.
Front-on view of Lotus Mahal
Lotus Mahal
Watchtower
Elephant stables.
There may be some contention about the use of this structure,
but it's difficult to see what else the elephant-sized rooms might be used for.



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