The Virupaksha Temple in Hampi, on the Tungabhadra River, is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, inscribed by UNESCO in 1986. The infobox lists Vijayanagara architecture. Dates conflict: the infobox says completed in the 14th century, and the text says it was built in the 7th century.
The article credits Lakkana Dandesha with the large complex, a claim marked citation needed, and says Krishnadevaraya added the central pillared hall in 1510, the inner gateway and the eastern gopuram. The nine-tiered eastern gateway is 164 feet (50 m) high, with a brick superstructure on a stone base. The main temple has a sanctum, three antechambers and pillared halls.
A channel from the river runs through the terrace and temple kitchen. Early 19th-century renovations restored some broken towers. It is an active place of worship, with a chariot festival in February.
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