Kuduregombe Mantapa is located on Vittalaraya Bazaar, midway between Gejjala Mantapa and the Vittala Temple.
Highly decorated front pillars of the Mantapa has sculptures of horses with riders mounted on them.
The Garbha griha doesn’t have any deities – though the pedestal inside indicates once there was one.
3 sides of the Mantapa is fully covered with only the front side open. Being on the main bazaar road where chariot processions used to happen, suggests this structure had significance during annual festivals.
There is a Pushkarani (Temple water tank) across the road.
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About Hampi:
Hampi (Kishkinda), Karnataka is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra 340 km north of Bengaluru.
With more than 1,600 monuments covering ~40 sq kms, Hampi is a World Heritage Site and World’s Largest Open-air Museum.
Hampi, referred to as Kishkinda in Ramayana, has ancient history traceable to thousands of years.
Most of the current day ruins were built by Vijayanagara kings during 1336 – 1565 CE.
Hampi at one time was most prosperous and considered to be the largest city in the World. As per the chronicles of European and Persian travellers, Hampi had dedicated trading markets for diamonds, pearls, silks, brocades, and had opulent palaces, marvelous temples, royal quarters, embassies for foreign emissaries, massive fortifications, large pools, baths, water management systems, aquaducts, pavilions, stables, riverside features, pillared halls, Mandapas, memorial structures, gateways and defence check posts.
Hampi – it’s a living museum!
