- Statement 1 is true: Pampa is the local goddess of the Hampi region, associated with the Tungabhadra River. Legend says she performed penance on Hemakuta Hill to marry Shiva (Virupaksha). - Statement 2 is false: The Vijayanagara rulers styled themselves as regents ruling on behalf of the deity Virupaksha, not Pampadevi. - Statement 3 is true: Virupaksha, housed in the temple at Hampi, was the principal deity of the Vijayanagara rulers and the kingdom. - Statement 4 is true: Royal charters and inscriptions from Vijayanagara often began with an invocation to "Srivirupaksha" in Kannada script. - Statement 5 is false: Virupaksha is a prominent form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with his all-seeing aspect, not Vishnu.
Which of the following is/are true about the Virupaksha-Pampadevi of Vijayanagara? 1. Matridevi Pampadevi had done penance to marry Virupaksha. 2. The Vijayanagara rulers claimed to rule on behalf of Pampadevi. 3. The patron deity of the Vijayanagara Kingdom was Virupaksha. 4. Normally, the name of Srivirupaksha was mentioned in the Kannada script in the royal orders. 5. Virupaksha was a form of Vishnu. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Asked in HAS Prelims 2022 · Topic: Vijayanagara Empire (Religious Developments: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Jainism, Sufism, and State Patronage)
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