English: When you arrive at the Royal Enclosure area from the Queen’s Bath, this is the first point where you would stop. This is located between the northwest corner of the Royal Enclosure and the mud track that goes around it. Those arriving by bicycle or moped can park it near the Stone Doors and go inside the area.

Camouflaged well into the brown grey background, one can easily miss these pair of fallen doors. The otherwise imposing structures in its immediate vicinity can easily drag your attention away from this low-lying relic. The original structure to which these massive doors were attached to is not known. From the size of it, one can be easily guess that these adorned the entrance of an important royal building.

The curators positioned the fallen doors at an angle so that it is possible to see the details on its front and back surfaces. It seems the artisans succeeded in creating the replica of wooden ornamented doors in stone. The doors are complete with door bolts and the pivot shafts at the end. Note the beveled mullions with the array of protruding lotus buds at its junctions, a typical feature of massive wooden doors. In all probability it required an elephant to push open these door panels during its functional days. Courtesy hampi.in