The Stone Chariot temple is a famous monument within the Vittala Temple complex at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi in the Vijayanagar district of Karnataka. The Vitthala temple is dedicated to Vitthala, a form of Vishnu.
In medieval India Hampi served as the capital of the powerful Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagara ("City of Victory") on the Tungabhadra River.
Dedicated to Garuda, the vehicle of Vishnu, Stone Chariot temple was built by Krishna Deva Raya, the greatest of the Vijayanagar rulers. It is one of the three famous stone chariots in India , the other two being at Konark ( Odisha ) and Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)
Hampi, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is dotted with several monuments built during the Vijayanagara empire including the Virupaksha temple, Lotus Mahal, the queens’ bathing area, musical pillars, a stone chariot, and an elephant stable, The Tungabhadra river courses around the rocky terrain that characterizes the landscape of Hampi.
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