Kamalapura, sometimes written Kamalapur and Kamalapuram) is a
panchayat town in
Vijayanagara district
Vijayanagara district is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka, located in the Kalyana Karnataka region. This district was carved out of Bellary district officially on 2 October 2021 to become the 31st district of the state with Hosapete ...
in
Karnataka
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. It is located near the town of
Hosapete. It lies within the ruins of the old city of
Vijayanagara, just outside the original 'Royal Centre'. It is now mainly an agricultural town. The main agricultural products of this village are rice, banana and sugar cane. It contains some of the ruins of the old city, and an archaeological museum. A large tank, Kamalapura Kere, lies to the south of the village.
The village is situated a short distance south of the
Hampi temple complex and
Tungabhadra River. The town is flanked by three reservoirs and a canal system. It is close to
Kannada University
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.
A ruined temple stands within a small fort in the center of the village.
The Archeological Museum in the village displays many items from the ruins, and for the surrounding region. These include many images of
Durga
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Durga's legend centres around co ...
, and also the
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
statue associated with the
monolithic Narasimha of Vijayanagara. There is a scale model of the entire city centre of Vijayanagara within a courtyard of the museum. Images and details of early and prehistoric man in the region can also be seen in it.
External links
Municipality website
Cities and towns in Vijayanagara district
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