Vijayanagar / Hampi (Karnataka; South India);(from 1336 capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagar; destroyed 1565; since 1986 UNESCO World Heritage Site);Religious Centre;Virupaksha Temple (built in the 14th century; incorporating a sanctuary from the 9th/10th cent.; extended in the 15th/16th cent.);northern gateway (gopuram).View from northeast: view across the Manmatha pond lookin at the gopuram.Photo; February 1993.