Virupaksha Temple , Hampi

Virupaksha Mandir: Vijayanagar Ke Shehar Ka Garv

Itihas aur Sthiti:  
Virupaksha Mandir, Hampi, Karnataka mein sthit hai aur Vijayanagar Samrajya ke kal mein bana tha. Iska itihas dharaaon mein bahta hai aur yeh ek prachin mandir hai jo aaj bhi adbiyat aur kalpana mein lokpriy hai.

Vishesh Roop se:  
Mandir ka mukhya shikhar aasman ko sparsh karta hai aur yeh Dravidian shaili mein nirmit hai. Ismein Virupaksha ya Virupaksheshwar, Lord Shiva ka roop, ki pratima sthapit hai jo vijay ke pratik ke roop mein maani jaati hai.

Pilgrimage Sthan:  
Yeh mandir ek mahatva purna tirth sthal hai jahan har varsh bhari sankhya mein bhakton ka aana hota hai. Navratri ke dino mein yahan rang-birangi dhoom machti hai.

Mandir Ke Aas-Paas:  
Mandir ke as-paas ki sthal par ek bazaar hai jise Virupaksha Bazaar kehte hain. Yahaan ke vyapar aur local kala-sanskriti ki anubhuti ke liye yatra karne waale log aksar yahan aate hain.
Virupaksha Mandir Hampi ka ek aham hissa hai jo na keval dharmik drishti se mahatva purna hai balki uski mahakavya shaili aur itihasic aur sanskritik virasat bhi ise khaas banati hai.