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Description: This Stone chariot, Vittala Temple, Hampi. 16th Century AD, commissioned Krishnadevaraya. Its stone wheels, each shaped in the form of a lotus, are capable of revolving. It represents the sprakling creativity of the artistes of the sixteenth century. Temple chariots are often mobile reproductions of a temple. The stone chariot here is in turn a static version of the mobile temple chariot
Title: Hampi chariot
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Author: Apadegal
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