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A House of Victory?

Chapter 7: An Imperial Capital Vijayanagara · HISTORY

A House of Victory? This is what Paes had to say about the audience hall and the mahanavami dibba , which together he called the “House of Victory”: These buildings have two platforms one above the other, beautifully sculpted … On the upper platform … in this House of Victory the king has a room made of cloth … where the idol has a shrine ... and in the other in the middle is placed a dais on which stands a throne of state, (the crown and the royal anklet) … Fig. .

Carvings on the mahanavami dibba Can you identify the themes of the carvings?

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