Continuation of Hampi Temples:

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Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple:

This Hanuman temple is located on the top of the hill on the banks of the river Tungabhadra. As I said in my earlier post, on this hill itself Lord Rama met Lord Hanuman for the first time. It's exactly 2kms from Virupaksha temple. 

 Lord Hanuman idol is installed by Sri Vyasarajaru (Madhwa Saint), the Rajaguru of Vijayanagara Kingdom.


History of Yantrodharaka Hanuman Temple:

  • Once Sri Vyasarajaru took a holy bath in the Tungabhadra river and sat at one place and started prayers to Lord Hanuman, before praying he took charcoal and drawn outline of Hanuman.
  • After his prayer, the outline got vanished and the real monkey came from that place and went away.
  • The second day also the same thing happened and this continued for 12 days.
  • Sri Vyasarajaru didn't understand what's happening, then he closed his eyes and did Dyanam (meditation), later he got to know that this is the place where exactly Lord Rama met Lord Hanuman for the first time. (Such a divine and powerful place)
  • Then Sri Vyasarajaru decided to install the Lord Hanuman idol here, this time he drew a yantra with a Hanuman sketch in the middle and 12 monkeys around this Yantra with few Bejakshari words.
  • After the completion of the sketch, Sri Vyasarajaru composed a famous Mantra (Chant) called Yatrodharaka Hanuma Stotram.
  • After his chanting got completed Lord Hanuman himself appeared in this Sketch and till today giving darshan to all.


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Yoga Lakshmi Narasimha Temple:


  • Temple was built in 1528 by Arya Krishna Bhata.
  • This beautiful Idol is sculptured on a huge single rock (Eka Shila Vigraha) is a height of 22 feet.
  • The Specialty of this idol is, Lord is seated on sheshanga Peeta, and on the left thigh of the Lord, Lakshmi Devi idol is placed. This Idol was considered one of the Beautiful idols in India.
  • But this temple was destroyed by the Mughals at the time of their administration.



Badavi Linga Temple:


  • The Lord Shiva temple was built in the 15th century.
  • This Idol was also sculptured on a single huge rock.
  • The specialty of the temple is, 365 days we can see water under the Shiva linga.


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