[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981) › c16.s2.1 # Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c16.s2.1 Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c16.s2.1 - **Language:** English ### [c16.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.1) Local traditions speak of a town on the right bank of the Tungabhadra, centuries before the birth of Vijayanagar empire. Here certain spots are associated with Rāmāyaṇa episodes, such as Mātanga parvata, Văli-Dibba, Rishyamukha, Malayavanta. - [Previous: c16.s1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s1.9) - [Next: c16.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.2) - [Up: c16.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.joshi-1981.c16.s2.1) · Pramāṇa