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English: The Lakshmi Narasimha statue is is the largest statue in Hampi. The statue has a height of 6.7 metres. It is one of the finest existing samples of the Vijayanagara style of architecture. The Lakshmi Narasimha statue and the temple housing the statue were built in the year 1528 A.D. It was constructed during the rule of Krishnadevaraya. The temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, one of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, and Goddess Lakshmi. The gigantic statue was vandalized and mutilated in 1565 A.D. during the raid by the Mughals that led to the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire.
This is a photo of ASI monument number
N-KA-B57.
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