Vijayanagar / Hampi (Karnataka; South India);(from 1336 capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagar; destroyed in 1565; since 1986 UNESCO World Heritage Site);Religious Centre;Virupaksha Temple (built in the 14th century; incorporating one of the sanctuaries from the 9th/10th century; extended in the 15th/16th cnetury).Salabhanjika (female figure next to a tree; pulling a branch towards her).Detail from the sculptural ornaments on the temple.Relief; stone; Vijayanagar period; 16th century.Photo; February 1993.