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	Vijayanagara Empire Summary
		The empire is generally considered to have reached its peak during the rule of Krishna Deva Raya.
		In 1565, at the Battle of Talikota, the army of Vijayanagara was routed by an alliance of the Deccan sultanates.
		Rama Raya was killed and his head annually covered with oil and red pigment was exhibited in Ahmednagar till 1829.
	www.bookrags.com /Vijayanagara_Empire (2984 words)

	Encyclopedia article: Vijayanagara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As the empire began to expand and prosper under Bukka Raya, the capital was established at the more defensible and secure location of Vijayanagara, on the south side of the river.
		This is a ruined temple, south of Hampi, built by the emperor Krishnadeva Raya after military campaigns in Orissa (State in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal).
		Situated northeast of Hampi, opposite the village of Anegondi, this is one of the principal monuments of the city.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vi/vijayanagara.htm (1220 words)

	Vijayanagara Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The empire is generally considered to have reached its peak during the rule of Krishna Deva Raya.
		In 1565, at the Battle of Talikota, the army of Vijayanagara was routed by an alliance of the Deccan sultanates.
		Rama Raya was killed in the Battle of Tallikot and his head (the real head) annually covered with oil and red pigment has been exhibited to the pious Mahomedans of Ahmudnuggur till 1829.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vijayanagara_empire (1392 words)

	The Sangama Dynasty
		Virupaksha Raya (1404-1405 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.
		Bukka Raya II (1405 - 1406 CE) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.
		Although, Virupaksha Raya II was not a superior ruler as compared to his predecessor, throughout his reign, Virupaksha was faced with mutinous aristocrats and officers as well as multiple opponents that began invading the weakened realm.
	www.indianetzone.com /3/the_sangama_dynasty.htm (2142 words)

	Gaudiya Discussions -> Murali Vilasa, Vamsi Siksha and the Rasaraja Concept
		MV is the biography of Ramachandra, foster-son of Jahnava Devi.
		Ramachandra first came to Katwa and then went on to Baghnapara, which was then covered with tiger-infested bush.
		Ramachandra once again performed a miracle: he procured for his disreputable guests both hilsa fish and mangoes, nicely cooking the curry within a few minutes and serving it in large, steaming dishes.
	www.gaudiyadiscussions.com /index.php?showtopic=1930 (4840 words)

	Deva Raya Information
		Deva Raya (1406-1420) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.
		Throughout his reign, Deva Raya would continually fight against the Velamas of Telangana, the Bahmanis Sultan of Gulbara, and the Reddis of Kondavidu as well as increase tensions with the Rayas of Vijayanagar and the Gajaptis of Kalinga.
		After his death, Deva Raya would be succeeded by his sons Ramachandra Raya and Vijaya Raya.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Deva_Raya (122 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - View Single Post - The Maharaja of Vijayanagar
		Deva Raya I was not an old man when he died and the only heir he left was an infant boy named Ramachandra.
		His uncle, Vijaya, Deva Raya I's older brother, ruled as regent during the short reign of Ramachandra.
		During Ramachandra's reign the great Army of Bangalore was sent to punish the savages of Pondicherry and fulfill the dying Maharaja's last word.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showpost.php?p=2139229&postcount=5 (323 words)

	ipedia.com: Vijayanagara Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Hindu Vijayanagar empire was founded by the two brothers Hakka, (later named Harihara), and Bukka (later known as Bukka Raya), from 1336 onwards.
		It is dedicated to Virupaksha, an aspect of Shiva and his consort Pampa, a local deity.
		This is a ruined temple, south of Hampi, built by the emperor Krishnadeva Raya after military campaigns in Orissa.
	www.ipedia.com /vijayanagara.html (1170 words)

	Gaudiya Grantha Mandira - A Sanskrit Text Repository (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ramachandra Goswami (Ramai Gosai) wsa born in 1533 (1455 Saka).
		Ramachandra was adopted by Nityananda Prabhu's wife Jahnava and initiated by her.
		The village received its name from a miraculous event, whereby Ramachandra pacified a tiger that was troubling the area by chanting the names of Krishna to it.
	www.granthamandira.org /details.php?image_id=603&mode=search (272 words)

	VNN Europe - Mahaprabhu Was Also Very Strict
		His associates said there was no offence on his part, because even Raya Ramananda was with very beautiful teenaged girls, and they were naked.
		Similarly, Advaita Acarya, Srivasa Pandit, and Bhavananda Raya were all were with ladies, their wives, and Mahaprabhu was not angry with them.
		Ramachandra was with Sita for fourteen years but He had no son.
	www.vnn.org /europe/EU0108/EU06-6851.html (1458 words)

	Hampi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The monuments of Vijayanagara city, also known as Vidyanagara in honour of the sage Vidyaranya were built between AD 1336-1570, from the times of Harihara-I to Sadasiva Raya.
		A large number of royal buildings were raised by Krishnadeva Raya (AD 1509-30), the greatest ruler dynasty.
		The Krishna temple, Pattabhirama temple, Hazara Ramachandra and Chandrasekhara temple as also the Jaina temples, are other examples.
	asi.nic.in /hampi.html (473 words)

	India Under Muslims 1300-1615 by Sanderson Beck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		When Ramachandra died and his successor Singhana II asserted independence, Kafur's army defeated and killed the Devagiri king, though not all the Yadava kingdom was subjugated.
		Krishna Deva Raya chose his half-brother Achyuta Deva Raya as his successor; but he was challenged by Krishna Deva's son-in-law Rama Raya and took him as a partner in his administration.
		After Achyuta Raya died in 1542, his son Venkata I succeeded; but he was strangled by his brother Tirumala I, who massacred the royal family to seize the throne.
	www.san.beck.org /AC1-India.html (20191 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - The Maharaja of Vijayanagar
		Early in March Deva Raya II sent a temple bell, cast in pure gold, as a present to the Emir of Hyderabad.
		Deva Raya II wanted war with Gujarat, but first he needed to prepare for victory and contrive a justification to wrest the beautiful city from its foreign conqueror.
		Deva Raya II knew that if it came to war he must stand by the Raja or give up his position of leadership among the followers of the Hindu Dharma.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/printthread.php?t=109162 (5042 words)

	Krishnadevaraya
		an army commander under Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, who later took control of the reign of the empire to prevent it from disintigration.
		His main enemies were the Gajapatis of Orissa who had been at constant conflict since the rule of Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, The Bahamani Sultans, though divided into five small kingdoms were still a constant threat, the Portuguese were a rising maritime power and hence controlled much of the sea trade.
		Krishna Deva Raya is adored, worshipped and idolised by Kurubas and Yadavas as one of the great person of their community.
	ref.podzone.net /en/Srikrishnadevarayalu.htm (2118 words)

	Krishna.com :: Saints and Incarnations
		The history of Lord Ramachandra's pastimes is recounted by the sage Valmiki in his Ramayana.
		RAMACHANDRA KAVIRAJA was a disciple of Srila Srinivasa Acharya and an intimate friend of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura.
		When Lord Ramachandra was banished to the Dandakaranya forest, Sita Devi left the comforts of the royal palace to join Him.
	www.krishna.com /main.php?id=125 (5688 words)

	Kingship in the Early Modern World
		The king of Vijayanagara, Krishna Deva Raya, was metaphorically associated with the epic hero-god of the Ramayana.
		A king like Krishna Deva Raya was by virtue of this metaphorical association with Rama, more sacred than King Manuel of Portugal, indeed King Philip of Spain, could ever be as a national sovereign acting with the grace of God in a world of sin.
		During the reign of Krishna Deva Raya, the most famous of the kings of Vijayanagara, one particular traveller--Domingo Paes--wrote a fascinating account of a royal ritual.
	www.fathom.com /course/21701738/session5.html (1934 words)

	The Hindu : The architect of Pudukottai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As Sri Ranga Raya, King of Vijaynagar, was on his way to Rameswaram in the 17th Century, one of his elephants ran amuck.
		Avadai Raghunatha Tondaiman of Karambakudi (near Pudukottai), a stronghold of the Kallar community, captured the elephant and brought it under control.
		Raja Ramachandra Tondaiman (the seventh in the Tondaiman line) who had a long stint as ruler (1839-86) was surrounded by evil influences and had involved himself in debts.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/04/09/stories/1309078a.htm (1374 words)

	Shri Vedavyasa Teertharu
		It is belived that, in the courser of his polemical tour, he visited Cuddapah, he was highly respected and was offered Agrapooja at the "Shastryagna" being performed by Shri Ramachandra pandit in the course of King Venkatapathi Raja At Cuddapah.
		The King Shrirangapatanam built a Matha at Narashimapuram near the bank of river Hemavathi and donated the same to His Holiness.Then Swamiji visited Penugonda where be came cross with many opponents on sastric disputatlons but by virtue of hiss profound scholar ship he completely vanguinshed them all in the debate.
		All this happend in the court of Venkatapati Raya.
	www.uttaradimath.org /vedavyasa.htm (414 words)

	Krishna Darshan Art Gallery
		These are free the way they are and can be downloaded for personal use.
		Additional Prints or photographs of Deities of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmidevi, Lord Narasimha, Lord Ramachandra and Sita and Hanuman, Shiva and Durga, Kali, Ganesh, Murugan, and others, can be viewed through the link at the bottom of the page.
		The Deity of Ranchor Raya of Dakor, Gujarat
	www.stephen-knapp.com /krishna_darshan_art_gallery.htm (2367 words)

	Sri Rama Navami > Festivals > EPrarthana.com
		The hero of this epic Sri Ramachandra of the solar line of kings is said to have installed in Rameswaram a Sivalingam as an expiation for the sin committed in having slain a large number of rakshasas in Lanka and elsewhere.
		Near the bottom portion of the eastern wall on the west side of two prakaras of the Ranganatha temple at Srirangam is an inscription recording that in Saka 1400 Manmatha, Balayyadeva Maharaja gave a village as an offering to god lor the celebration of Sri Rama Navami in the reign of Virapratapa Raya.
		On the north base of the Kothandaramaswami temple at Uragadam, Chingleput district, there is a record relating to the gift of land in Srimukha, Vaigasi, on 28th day to Raghunatha Perumal at the same village for conducting the Sri Rama Navami festival.
	www.eprarthana.com /festivals/fcalendar2001.asp?feid=7 (1478 words)

	So Who's Who is Gauranga-lila ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ramananda Raya - Vishakha, Svarupa Damodara Goswami - Lalita, Vanamali Kaviraja - Chitra, Raghava Goswami - Champakalata, Prabodhananda Sarasvati Thakura - Tungavidya, Krishna Dasa Brahmachari - Indulekha, Gadadhara Bhatta - Rangadevi, and Ananta Acharya Goswami - Sudevi.
		Bhavananda Raya Pandu (father of the 5 pandavas)
		Ramananda, Gopinatha, Vaninatha, Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi (The Five Sons of Bhavananda Raya) The Five Pandavas (Arjuna, Yudhistira, Bhima, Sahadeva and Nakula)
	www.audarya-fellowship.com /showflat/cat/hinduism/76611/12/collapsed/5/o/1 (990 words)

	Untitled Document
		Murari Gupta was Hanuman and his attachment to Ramachandra was unwavering.
		While touring South India Lord Caitanya met Ramananda Raya by the bank of the Godavari, and in their long discourses the Lord took the position of a student, and Ramananda Raya instructed Him.
		Pradyumna Misra was born in a brahmana family and Ramananda Raya in a non-brahmana family, yet Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised Pradyumna Misra to take instructions from Ramananda Raya.
	www.naturalnirvana.com /Navadvipa/Persons/Persons-Navadvipa.htm (10333 words)

	A108.net - Library - Biographies of Vaishnavas - A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Krishnarama Raya, the Raja of Burdwan, also gave an endowment of 200 bighas of land (rent free), and his successor, Raja Tejaschandra, granted an amount of Rs.
		It has been said that Raja Ramachandra Raya, the leader of the dacoits from Bhatakula in the district of Burdwan, came to steal the jewels from the temple of Gopinatha.
		Vallabha was a great devotee of Lord Ramachandra; therefore he could not (though he tried it) accept the worship of Radha-Govinda as his life and soul according to the instructions of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
	www.a108.net /library/biographies/abc/vaishnavas_a.htm (13138 words)

	Hampi
		Traditionally known as Pampakshetra of Kishkindha, Hampi was once the seat of the mighty Vijayanagara Empire.
		The largest extant temple is that of Pampapati was extensively renovated and is worshipped even now.
		The Krishna temple, Pattabhirama temple, Hazara Ramachandra and Chandrasekhara temple as also the Jain temples, are other examples.
	www.indianngos.com /issue/culture&heritage/monuments/hampi.htm (576 words)

	INDIAN MIRROR - STRANGE RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS
		There seems to have existed, as it is now in some places the practice of swearing by a holy book.
		During 542- 1565 AD, Vijayanagara Rama Raya, the king of Bijapur, used the oath taking practice in the presence of the holy Quran.
		In order to reconcile his ministers and nobles so that they are obedient to him, he placed a Quran in front of him when they came to pay him respects.
	www.indianmirror.com /strange/stindia2.html (3294 words)

	Appasaheb Bhosle
		But when its keeper Raya Hajari ran away the belcaguered force numbering 1,100 surrendered.
		Jenkins's suspicion that Appasaheb was in correspondence with Bajirav was strengthened when a letter from Appasaheb to Bajirav was intercepted by Elphinstone and sent to him.
		Appasaheb along with Ramachandra Vagh and Nagopant was sent to Prayag, as his presence in Nagpur was considered dangerous.
	www.nagpuronline.com /nagpurcollectorate/gazette/history/appa.html (1585 words)

	He is a giant among men - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The giant monolithic statue of Bahubali, in dove grey granite with a freshness and sheen that belied its ancient lineage dominated the landscape.
		I had to go back to Dr Ramachandra Rao’s book on art and architecture of the Indian temples for a reliable account.
		Hundreds of pots of milk were poured over the head of the colossus but the milk would not touch the holy feet and unless the feet are washed the ceremony would not be complete.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/apr192005/spectrum1247412005417.asp (875 words)

	Murari Kripa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		What beautiful darshan this is! It is like the durva grass mixed with some little flish, syama, greenish, with a tinge of a little fl.
		That kind of form was manifested by lord Gauranga and he was sitting in Virasa (cross legs), Lord Ramachandra, virasane vasiyache mahadhanurddhara, he is the greatest carrier of the bow and the arrow and the most powerful archer.
		There is a verse in Sanskrit (sings prayer) which says that Hanuman is praying to the Lord, "Oh my dear Lord please give me this one benediction, that I never ever bring that thought of mukti or liberationor becoming one with you in my mind even in my dreams.
	www.gaurangapada.net /audio-ebooks/english/murari-kripa (4810 words)

	Hampi - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The downfall of the Vijayanagara rulers of Hampi came with the battle of Rakkasa-Tangadi (January 23, 1565), when the king Rama Raya was defeated by the combined forces of the Deccan Sultanates.
		Within a span of six months, the invading forces reduced the city to ruins.
		The Ramachandra Temple at Vijayanagara (Vijayanagara Research Project Monograph Series)
	www.unipedia.info /Hampi.html (743 words)

	January - March 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He read from the Caitanya Caritamrita about the discussion between Ramananda Raya and Lord Caitanya and brought out the importance of having real vision and being blessed by the Lord.
		He explained the difference between devotees like Ramachandra Puri, Ramachandra Khan, Gopal Chakravarti and Kala Krishna dasa, who all had association with the Lord and the devotees.
		On Sunday he went to the Potomac temple, led a powerful kirtan and gave the lecture with Mukunda Goswami and Ravindra Svarupa prabhu on the appearance of Lord Ramachandra.
	www.ifast.net /Publications/tour/19990103.htm (9690 words)

	Part 15: The Myth of Saint Thomas and the Mylapore Shiva Temple
		It was demolished by the Portuguese vandals and their missionaries of that period, who erected their church on the site where the Hindu temple originally stood.
		The Portuguese were defeated and he took a tribute from them for their vandalism.
		V.R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, quoted in Tiru Mayil Kapaleecharam Kumbhabisheka Malar 1982, believed that the great Shiva temple covered the area now occupied by the palace of the Roman Catholic bishop of Madras.
	hamsa.org /15.htm (2699 words)

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