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Lotus Mahal

An elegant two-storey pavilion in the Zenana Enclosure blending Hindu and Islamic architecture.

Lotus Mahal: Perspective view of Lotus Mahal, Hampi
Lotus Mahal: Hampi Lotus temple 10-31-2008 12-25-41 PMLotus Mahal: Hampi Lotus Mahal 2Lotus Mahal: Front view of Lotus Mahal

Open

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Entry

₹40 for Indians · ₹600 for foreign visitors

Best time to go

Morning

Time to spend here

About 30 minutes

Crowds

Can get busy

Covered by the same ASI ticket as the Elephant Stables and Vittala Temple (valid same day). Busiest mid-morning.

Before you go

Car to the gate

No long walk in

Toilets 170 m away

Straight-line distance

Drinking water 190 m away

Straight-line distance

On the ASI ticket

This place is one of ten that share one ASI ticket. Bought for a date, the same ticket also gets you into these that day:

Vittala TempleStone ChariotShri Bhashyakara GudiKuduregombe MantapaRuined Gateway with Lofty PillarsZenana EnclosureElephant StablesGuard's Quarters near Elephant StablesGuards' Quarters Archaeological Gallery

₹35 online for Indian visitors · ₹550 for foreign visitors

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How the ticket works

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About this place

The Lotus Mahal sits within the Zenana Enclosure, the secluded quarters of the royal women. Its name comes from the lotus-bud shape of its central dome and the petal-like arches of its arcades. A graceful fusion of Hindu temple bases with Islamic-style arches and domes, it was likely a socialising pavilion, kept cool by an ingenious system of water channels in its walls.

Good to know

  • Lotus Mahal is inside the ticketed Zenana Enclosure. Keep the ticket for other included ASI sites on the same day; coverage and prices can change.
  • Visitors must remain outside the pavilion and behind protective boundaries—do not climb onto the platform or touch the plasterwork.
  • The Elephant Stables and Guards' Quarters galleries are a short walk within the same heritage zone.

How to get there

  • By road to the entrance

  1. Go by car, bike or auto to Lotus Mahal

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

    Directions in Google Maps
Walk there from where you areBigger map

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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