Tombs of Krishnadevaraya and Timmarasa – The Facts & Myths There are many videos floating on social media, particularly in Youtube, that claim to be telling secrets of the ‘graves of Krishnadevaraya and Timmarasa.’ But are these claims true? Recently, I have uploaded a podcast on Anveshi Channel. It was a Telugu…
SRI VYASATIRTHA’S ASSOCIATION WITH TIRUMALA TEMPLE – A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE Sometime ago, on Facebook, one of my friends wrote a post expressing skepticism over the fact that Shri Vyasarajaru did puja at the Tirumalai kshetra. He pointed out anachronism when the period of Vyasarajaru is compared with that of the ruler who is believed to…
INTRODUCTION: This devotional song of Sri Vyasatirtha in Kannada language is a perfect blend of devotion and history. It clearly shows how the history can be understood from the philosophical works of this land! Here is the devotional composition of Sri Vyasatirtha: Song courtesy: Sanchaya.net In…
HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE N. Venkataramanayya (NV) presents a curious conclusion that the murti (icon) of Hampi Vitthala came from Tirupati and not from Pandharapur as believed. He cites a particular samkirtana of Annamayya as the evidence for his conclusion. But there are certain issues to accept his conclusion as…
HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF DR. C. NARAYANARAO & M.G. KHARE ARTICLES As part of essay series on the historicity of Vitthala of Hampi, following two articles were published earlier. KRISHNADEVARAYA & VITTHALA OF PANDHARAPUR BY M.G. KHARE THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA This article is an attempt…
THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA By N. Venkataramanayya Published in: The Journal of Oriental Research Madras Vol. XVI, 1946-47 Nearly half a century ago, Robert Sewell stated, in his well known history of Vijayanagara, A Forgotten Empire, that Emperor Krishnadevaraya built in his capital temples dedicated to gods, Hazara…
IDENTIFICATION OF VITTHALA IN VITTHA TEMPLE BY DR. C. NARAYANA RAO BY Dr. C. Narayana Rao, Ceded Districts College, Anantapur. Published by: The Superintendent at Government Press, Bangalore. Published in: Proceedings and Transactions of the Eighth All India Oriental Conference, December, 1935. Referring to the temple of Vitthala, the Archaeological Department has given currency to…
