English: Pattabhirama temple is located away from Hampi center, in the suburbs of Vijayanagara capital. It was the main temples and market complex of this satellite, likely fully functional by early half of the 16th century. This temple like other major Hampi Hindu temples included a marriage hall, festival hall for secular functions as well as religious monuments such as those of Vaishnavism. A Devi (Shaktism) shrine faces east near the Dvitala Vimana (spire) with a pyramid shaped gopura.

Hampi ruins and monuments date to pre-17th century period of South Indian history, particularly those related to the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire era (14th-16th centuries). The site consists of numerous ruins and temples over a large area, the most visited and studied are those located near the Tungabhadra river.

The town derives its name from the Pampa Devi Hindu mythology in Sanskrit, with Pampa morphing into Hampa in Kannada, then Hampi. The city served as capital of the Vijayanagara rulers, was pillaged, ruined and abandoned after Muslim armies of a Sultanate coalition attacked and defeated it. In the modern era, it serves as an archaeological site and is a UNESCO world heritage site.