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Queen's Bath

A plain-walled pavilion hiding an ornate indoor bathing pool ringed by arched balconies.

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Open

6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Entry

Free entry

Best time to go

Any time

Time to spend here

About 30 minutes

Crowds

Usually quiet

Free to enter and rarely crowded; sits near the Royal Enclosure on the eastern side of the ruins.

Before you go

Car to the gate

No long walk in

Toilets 170 m away

Straight-line distance

Drinking water 890 m away

Straight-line distance

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About this place

The Queen's Bath is deceptively austere outside and richly decorated within. A large square bathing tank sits at its centre, surrounded by a corridor of ornate arched balconies and vaulted bays that once drew cool breezes over the water. A moat encircled the building and lotus-shaped fountains fed the pool, an early example of the Vijayanagara engineers' mastery of water.

Good to know

  • View the sunken bath and balconies only from the permitted walkway; do not cross barriers or enter the drained pool.
  • There is little shade around the monument, so an early-morning or late-afternoon stop is more comfortable.
  • Parking is outside the protected structure—follow the signed pedestrian entrance rather than driving to the map pin.

How to get there

  • By road to the entrance

  1. Go by car, bike or auto to Queen's Bath

    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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