Vijayanagara District
Home to the Hampi World Heritage Site, carved out of Ballari district in 2021.
Hampi Stone Chariot
Vijayanagara
The iconic stone chariot within the Vittala Temple complex, carved as a shrine to Garuda and modelled on temple ratha processions — one of the most recognisable monuments in India, and depicted on the reverse of the Rs. 50 note.
Stamp at: Hampi Post Office
Lotus Mahal
Vijayanagara
A two-storeyed pavilion in Hampi's royal Zenana enclosure blending lotus-petal-shaped Hindu arches with Indo-Islamic domes, reflecting Vijayanagara's cosmopolitan architectural exchange with the Deccan sultanates.
Stamp at: Hampi Post Office
Malyavanta Raghunatha Temple
Vijayanagara
A still-active Rama temple built into a granite hillside identified in the Ramayana as Malyavanta Parvata, where Rama and Lakshmana are said to have sheltered through the monsoon while Sugriva's army searched for Sita.
Stamp at: Kamalapura Post Office
Tungabhadra Dam
Vijayanagara
A major post-independence multipurpose dam (completed 1953) on the Tungabhadra river whose reservoir and terraced gardens made it one of Karnataka's earliest large engineering projects and a key irrigation lifeline for the Krishna basin.
Stamp at: Hosapete Post Office
Ugra Narasimha Statue
Vijayanagara
A 6.7-metre monolithic statue of Vishnu's fierce Narasimha avatar seated on the coiled serpent Adishesha, commissioned in 1528 under Krishnadevaraya and among the largest single-stone sculptures in India.
Stamp at: Hampi Post Office
Virupaksha Temple
Vijayanagara
A still-active Shiva temple at the heart of ruined Hampi, in continuous worship since long before the Vijayanagara Empire was built around it — the spiritual anchor of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stamp at: Hampi Post Office
Vittala Temple Complex
Vijayanagara
Hampi's most ornate temple complex, built to enshrine Vitthala (Krishna) and famed for its musical pillars that ring out different notes when struck — widely considered the pinnacle of Vijayanagara temple architecture.
Stamp at: Hampi Post Office