Purandara Mantapa, Hampi
'ದಾಸರೆಂದರೆ ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರಯ್ಯಾ'
This is a small open pillared pavilion with whitewashed top dedicated to the legendary poet Purandaradasa who lived in Hampi. The pavilion is located at the river shore near Vittala Temple. The pavilion is almost at the edge of the river that during monsoon the river water touches the platform or even submerges it. A small sculpture of Purandaradasa with tambura ( an ancient stringed musical instrument ) can be seen at the pavillion.
The only son of Varadappa Nayaka, a wealthy merchant, and Leelavati, he was named Srinivasa Nayaka, after the Lord of the Seven Hills. Inscriptional evidence suggests Purandara Dasa was born in 1484 CE in Kshemapura, near Tirthahalli, Shivamogga district, Karnataka state. According to other opinions, his native town was Purandaraghatta in Karnataka, or Purandaragad near Pune, but the latter is considered a historical mistake - connecting his pen name: Purandara Vittala (his ankita) with a location. At age 16 he married Saraswatibai, said by tradition to have been a pious young girl. He lost his parents at age 20, thereby inheriting his father's business of gemstones and pawning. He prospered and became known as navakoti narayana(abundantly rich man; owner of nine crores).
According to popular belief, he was led to devote himself to musical composition by a miraculous incident which made the heretofore greedy and miserly merchant realize the worthlessness of his attachment to worldly possessions. At 30 years of age, he gave away all his wealth to charity and together with his family left his house to lead the life of a wandering minstrel to proselytise religion. In his very first song composition, he laments his wasted life of indulgence.
In the course of his wandering he met the holy sage Vyasatirtha, guru of Krishnadevaraya, the emperor of Vijayanagara kingdom. Srinivasa had his formal initiation at the hands of Vyasatirtha in 1525 when he was about 40 years old, with the name Purandara Dasa bestowed on him. He spent his last years in Hampi. The mantapa in which he stayed is known as Purandara Mantapa in Hampi. He died in 1564 at the age of 80. There are around 4.75 lakh kirtanas attributed to him. According to legend, he desired to make 5 lakh keerthanas (songs). Being unable to do it, he requested his younger son to complete them.
He is widely referred to as the Pitamaha (the father or the grandfather) of Carnatic Music in honour of his significant contribution to Carnatic music. He formulated the basic lessons of teaching Carnatic music by structuring graded exercises known as Swaravalis and Alankaras so as to make even a common man to learn music, and at the same time, he introduced the Raga Mayamalavagowla as the first Raga to be learnt by beginners in the field. He also composed Gitas (simple songs) for new students.
Purandara Dasa Mantapa, Hampi
Purandaradasa Mandap, Tungabhadra River, Hampi, Karnataka
Video of Purandaradasa Mandap or Pavilion at Tungabhadra, Hampi, a historical site in Karnataka state. For more information on this video click -
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Hampi - Down by the River - Purandaradasa Temple
Around a kilometre further downstream, and past the stone bridge, lies the Purandaradasa Temple.
Unfortunately not much is shown of the mandapa because there was a family inside and I didn't want to film them because it is a very sacred temple.
You can see the pillars of the stone bridge that once connected both sides of the river, the only bridge in ancient Hampi to do so. The bridge was built at this location to cross the only part of the river in the city that has an island in the middle, thus connecting all three pieces of land at the same time.
This video was recorded 25 May 2019
Purandaradasara Mantapa, Hampi
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Nava Brindhavanam Yatra(Anegondi-Hampi)
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VAGEESHAM VYASARAJAKAM|
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Complete Travel guide in Chronological order, so that you do not miss any sites in Hampi. I have captured the most popular and must see sites in Hampi. As there are tons of other sites, its very hard to cover them all in the video. So below is the bigger list of sites in Hampi.
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1. Archeological Museum
Pattabhi Rama Temple
Domed Gateway
Bhima’s Gate
Ganagitti Temple
Malayavanta Raghunatha Temple
Talarigatta Gate
Gejjala Mantapa
Kuduregombe Mantapa
Lakshmi Temple
Inscribed Vishnu Temple
Vittala Temple
King’s Balance
Two Storied Gateway
Purandaradasa Mantapa
Ancient Bridge
Chandramouliswara Temple
Sugreevas Cave
Riverside Ruins
Varaha Temple
Rangatha Temple
Chakratirtha
Kodandarama Temple
Yantrodharaka Anjaneya Temple
Monolithic Bull
Courtesans Street
Achyuta Rayas Temple
Veerabhadra Temple
Hampi Bazaar
Virupaksha Temple
Hemakuta Temples
Sasivekalu Ganesha
Kadalekalu Ganesha
Krishna Temple
Badavilinga Temple
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Chandikesvara Temple
Saraswathi Temple
Uddana Veerabhadra Temple
Kampa Bhupa’s Path
Manmatha Tank Shrines
Large Stone Trough
Pan Supari Bazaar
Ranga Temple
Pattanada Yellamma Temple
Tenali Rama Pavilion
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Open halls Hampi Vijayanagara dynasty
Open halls, resting places at Hampi. For more information on this video click -
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Purandara Dasa is noted for composing Dasa Sahithya, as a Bhakti movement vocalist, and a music scholar. His practice was emulated by his younger contemporary, Kanakadasa. Purandara Dasa's Carnatic music compositions are mostly in Kannada, while some are in Sanskrit. He signed his compositions with the ankita (pen name), Purandara Vittala (Vittala is one of the incarnations of the Hindu god, Vishnu).