Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c16.s4.2

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It is in between the wall referred to above and the fort wall of the citadel, from Kamalapuram onwards in a circumambulatory way are found numerous stately temples of the Vijayanagara period such as Paṭṭabhirām temple near Kamalapuram, Uddana Vīrabhadra temple, Saraswati temple, Kaḍalekalu Gaṇēsha, Sasivekalu Gaṇēsha, Lakshmi-Narashimha, Krishna temple, Vithala temple, Kōdandarāma temple, Purandaradāsa Mandapam, and the most famous Virupaksha temple. Of these temples, the original part of the temple of Virupaksha was of circa 11th century A.D. At least from about 10th century A.D., therefore, the place was gaining importance.