Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi

                                                                         Hampi

                                        virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi in the Vijayanagara district of Karnataka, India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple is dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva.

                                    Unlike all other structures at Hampi which were destroyed with impunity by Bahmanis after the war, Virupaksha temple remained intact. Shaivite soldiers formed a sizeable chunk of the Bahmani army which participated in the Hampi vandalism but they spared Virupaksha temple as it was dedicated to Lord Shiva.