Which of the following Temples are located in Hampi?
(A) Rajarajeshwara
(B) Hazara Rama
(C) Vitthala
(D) Lakshmana
(E) Brihadishvara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C) only
Hampi is the name by which the people of the region remembered the ruined city of Vijayanagara, so the question asks for the temples of Vijayanagara.
(A) Rajarajeshwara — Incorrect. This is another name of the great Chola temple at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, not a temple of Hampi.
(B) Hazara Rama — Correct. The Hazara Rama temple, one of the most spectacular temples in the royal centre of Vijayanagara, was probably meant to be used only by the king and his family.
(C) Vitthala — Correct. The Vitthala temple, like the Virupaksha temple, stands at Vijayanagara.
(D) Lakshmana — Incorrect. The Lakshmana temple is at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, far from Hampi.
(E) Brihadishvara — Incorrect. The Brihadishvara temple is at Thanjavur; it was among the temples of the Chola region whose traditions the rulers of Vijayanagara built on.
Note: The temples in (A) Rajarajeshwara and (D) Lakshmana are not in NCERT (2026-27); explained here for the benefit of the students.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2. Gopurams and mandapas … Let us look at two temples more closely – the Virupaksha temple and the Vitthala temple.… 4.2 Other buildings in the royal centre … One of the most spectacular of these is one known as the Hazara Rama temple. This was probably meant to be used only by the king and his family.… 2. Rayas, Nayakas and Sultans … Ruling elites in these areas had extended patronage to elaborate temples such as the Brihadishvara temple at Thanjavur and the Chennakeshava temple at Belur.…” |