[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900) › c18.13 # A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c18.13 A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c18.13 - **Language:** English ### [c18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.13) In 1528 was constructed one of the most curious and interesting monuments to be seen in the city. This is an enormous statue of the god Vishnu in his \*avâtara\* as Narasimha, the man-lion. It was hewn out of a single boulder of granite, which lay near the southwestern angle of the Krishnasvâmi temple, and the king bestowed a grant of lands for its maintenance. Though it has been grievously injured, probably by the iconoclastic Muhammadans in or after the year 1565, it is still a most striking object. - [Previous: c18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.12) - [Next: c18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.14) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sewell-1900.c18.13) · Pramāṇa