Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple
A modest sixteenth-century Vishnu temple built against a rocky hill above Hampi's Tungabhadra riverside trail.
Open
6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Morning
Time to spend here
About 30 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
An off-route riverside temple with steep stone steps; it is normally much quieter than Kodandarama Temple below.
Before you go
13 min walk in
940 m from where cars stop
Toilets 720 m away
Straight-line distance
Drinking water 790 m away
Straight-line distance
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About this place
Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple stands behind the Kodandarama Temple on the Tungabhadra riverside route. Built in the sixteenth century, it uses the natural rocky hill as the rear wall of its sanctum and is approached by a short flight of steps. A small pillared mandapa leads to the closed sanctum, while the elevated site links the river path with the northern end of Courtesans' Street.
How to get there
- Parking: Hampi Bazaar vehicle area
- 940 m walk · about 13 min
Drive or take an auto to the Hampi Bazaar vehicle area
This is as far as a private vehicle can go.
Walk 940 m to Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple
About 13 min on foot, along the path drawn on the map.
Arrive at Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple
PWhere vehicles stopThe walk
Walking paths and times are from Google Maps. The way in can change on festival days: follow the signs and ASI staff.
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Photo credits
- Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple: Gopuram of Shri Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple · iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple: North Elevation of Shri Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple · iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple: Shri Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple from Hanuman temple citadel · iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple: Shri Hastagiri Ranganatha Temple from the Hanuman temple citadel · iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
