Deities, cults and kings at Vijayanagara

@article{Verghese2004DeitiesCA,
  title={Deities, cults and kings at Vijayanagara},
  author={Anila Verghese},
  journal={World Archaeology},
  year={2004},
  volume={36},
  pages={416 - 431}
}
The purpose of this paper is to examine aspects of Hindu worship at Vijayanagara, which formed the capital of an empire from the mid-fourteenth century to ad 1565. While the earliest cult was that of a local goddess known as Pampa, this deity was absorbed in the pre-empire period into the pantheon of the great gods of Hinduism, through her marriage to Virupaksha (a form of Shiva) who soon superseded her in importance. Virupaksha was chosen as the tutelary deity of the Vijayanagara kings and… Expand
View on Taylor & Francis
3 Citations
Background Citations
1

3 Citations

Citation Type

Citation Type

The state of theocracy: defining an early medieval hinterland in Sri Lanka
The ancient Sri Lankan city of Anuradhapura is currently the subject of one of the world's largest and most intensive archaeological research projects. Having traced its growth from an Iron Age… Expand
Performing 'religious' music : interrogating Karnatic Music within a postcolonial setting
This research looks at contemporary understandings of performance arts in India, specifically Karnatic Music and Bharatnatyam as ‘religious’ arts. Historically, music and dance were performed and… Expand
Секты и течения индуизма в «Апта-ваджрасучи-упанишаде»
The topic of the article is the teachings of Hindu sects and philosophical systems dealt with in the manuscript of Āpta-vajrasūcī-upanisad kept in Indian collection of Institute of Oriental… Expand

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 21 REFERENCES
Religious Traditions at Vijayanagara: As Revealed Through Its Monuments
This monograph surveys religion at Vijayanagara from the data available from its monuments. The 15th century saw the royal sponsorship of the cults of Rama and Vithala. The 16the century witnessed… Expand
Archaeology, art and religion : new perspectives on Vijayanagara
This richly illustrated volume presents a number of previously unpublished papers on aspects of Vijayanagara: archaeology, architectural history, sculpture, religion, and social life.
Sanskrit and Old Canarese inscriptions
  • The Indian Antiquary 6: 85–94.
  • 1877
Royal legitimation through religion: a case-study of Vijayanagara
  • Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay, 77–8: 214–35.
  • 2003
Hampi Ruins Described And Illustrated
Krisnadevaraya’s monument of victory: the Krsna temple at Vijayanagara
  • Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay, 71: 197–207.
  • 1997
From ‘Pampa’s Crossing’ to ‘The Place of Virupaksha’: architecture, cult and patronage at Hampi before the founding of Vijayanagara
  • Vijayanagara: Progress of Research 1988–1991 (eds D. V. Devaraj and C. S. Patil). Mysore: Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, pp. 141–74.
  • 1996
She has been conducting research work on Vijayanagara city and empire since 1985
  • Her publications include Religious Traditions at Vijayanagara: As Revealed through Its Monuments
  • 1995
Vijayanagara, architectural inventory of the urban core
Vijayanagara City and Empire New Currents of Research
...
1
2
3
...