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Krishna Temple

A 1513 CE temple built by Krishnadevaraya to mark his victory at Udayagiri, fronted by the ruined Krishna Bazaar.

Krishna Temple: Hampi, Krishna Temple, Inner Court, 2
Krishna Temple: Krishna temple at HampiKrishna Temple: Bala Krishna temple at HampiKrishna Temple: Kannada inscription of Krishnadeva Raya (1513 AD) on shrine wall at the Krishna temple in Hampi

Open

6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Entry

Free entry

Best time to go

Morning

Time to spend here

About 1 h

Crowds

Can get busy

Rarely crowded; easy to combine with Hemakuta Hill and the Sacred Centre just to the north.

Before you go

Car to the gate

No long walk in

Toilets 450 m away

Straight-line distance

Drinking water 430 m away

Straight-line distance

Listen to the story

About this place

Krishnadevaraya built the Krishna (Balakrishna) Temple in 1513 to celebrate his conquest of Udayagiri in the eastern Deccan, enshrining an image of the infant Krishna he brought home as war booty. The Panchayatana-plan complex has a main shrine, layered mandapas and smaller shrines, and an eastern gopuram carved with the ten avatars of Vishnu and rare narrative panels. In front stretches the long colonnaded Krishna Bazaar with a stepped tank at its centre. The sanctum is empty today, the idol now in a Chennai museum, but the yali pillars and stucco warriors still show the empire at its confident height.

How to get there

  • By road to the entrance

  1. Go by car, bike or auto to Krishna Temple

    Google Maps takes you by road to the nearest point to the place.

    Directions in Google Maps
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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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