A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c16.s1.58

c16.s1.58

In 1513 A.D. he marched against Udayigiri, in the present district of Nellore, an exceedingly strong hill-fortress then under the king of Orissa,¹ and after the successful termination of the war he brought with him from a temple on the hill a statue of the god Krishna, which he set up at Vijayanagar and endowed with a grant of lands. This is commemorated by a long inscription still in existence at the capital. It was then that the great temple of Krishnasvâmi was built, which, though now in ruins, is still one of the most interesting objects in the city. This is also attested by a long inscription on stone, still in its place. The king further built the temple of Hazâra Râmasvâmi near, or in, his palace enclosure, at the same time.