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ChaP. IV. . VIJAYANAGAR. 463
'rriove.1 It is shown in Plate XI. as it appeared before
its brick tower was taken down. There are, besides, either
236. View of Porch of Temple of Vitthalasvamin at Vijayanagar. (From a Photograph
by Mr Neill.)
one or two pavilions, smaller, but similar in design to that
represented in the woodcut, a gopuram, and other adjuncts,
which would be interesting, if we had the means of comparing
and describing them.2
Although the temple of Vitthala is certainly one of the
most remarkable ruins in India, and there are other temples of
great beauty and extent in the capital, it is not quite clear that
it is there the chefs-d’ceuvre of this dynasty are to be found, but
rather at a place called Tadpatri about one hundred miles a
little south of east from the capital. There are two temples
there : the one now in use—the Chintala Tiruvenkataswamin
temple—dedicated to Vishnu, is slightly the later of the two,
having been built in the time of Timma Nayudu, the local
governor, and son (or grandson) of Ramalinga Nayudu, governor
in the early part of Krishna Deva’s reign, who began the
Ramej'vara temple here.3 The wonders of the place are two
1 The upper portion was of brick, but 2 As Dr G. le Bon remarks, Vijayanagar
about twentyyears ago, after an elaborate is well worthy of a complete monograph
repair under the direction of Major H. on its architecture, as the culmination of
Cole, the collector had it pulled down, the style. ‘ Les Monuments de l’lnde,’
lest it should crush the base, which had pp. 161-162.
been cracked by fire. Similar stone cars 1 3 Inscriptions belonging to this Ramej--
exist at Tadpatri and other temples in vara temple are dated from 1507 to
southern India. I 1531.
'rriove.1 It is shown in Plate XI. as it appeared before
its brick tower was taken down. There are, besides, either
236. View of Porch of Temple of Vitthalasvamin at Vijayanagar. (From a Photograph
by Mr Neill.)
one or two pavilions, smaller, but similar in design to that
represented in the woodcut, a gopuram, and other adjuncts,
which would be interesting, if we had the means of comparing
and describing them.2
Although the temple of Vitthala is certainly one of the
most remarkable ruins in India, and there are other temples of
great beauty and extent in the capital, it is not quite clear that
it is there the chefs-d’ceuvre of this dynasty are to be found, but
rather at a place called Tadpatri about one hundred miles a
little south of east from the capital. There are two temples
there : the one now in use—the Chintala Tiruvenkataswamin
temple—dedicated to Vishnu, is slightly the later of the two,
having been built in the time of Timma Nayudu, the local
governor, and son (or grandson) of Ramalinga Nayudu, governor
in the early part of Krishna Deva’s reign, who began the
Ramej'vara temple here.3 The wonders of the place are two
1 The upper portion was of brick, but 2 As Dr G. le Bon remarks, Vijayanagar
about twentyyears ago, after an elaborate is well worthy of a complete monograph
repair under the direction of Major H. on its architecture, as the culmination of
Cole, the collector had it pulled down, the style. ‘ Les Monuments de l’lnde,’
lest it should crush the base, which had pp. 161-162.
been cracked by fire. Similar stone cars 1 3 Inscriptions belonging to this Ramej--
exist at Tadpatri and other temples in vara temple are dated from 1507 to
southern India. I 1531.