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विरुपाक्ष मंदिर कर्नाटक राज्य के हम्पी में तुंगभद्रा नदी के तट पर स्थित एक पवित्र स्थान और ऐतिहासिक स्थल है।

पौराणिक कथाओं के अनुसार, जब रावण शिव द्वारा दिए गए शिवलिंग को लेकर लंका जा रहा था, तब वह यहीं रुका था।

विरुपाक्ष मंदिर कर्नाटक राज्य के हम्पी में तुंगभद्रा नदी के तट पर स्थित एक पवित्र स्थान और ऐतिहासिक स्थल है। 7वीं शताब्दी के दौरान बने इस मंदिर को अपने इतिहास और खूबसूरत वास्तुकला के कारण यूनेस्को की विश्व धरोहर स्थल में शामिल किया गया है। मंदिर की दीवारों पर 7वीं शताब्दी के समृद्ध शिलालेख भी हैं जो इसकी समृद्ध विरासत का प्रमाण प्रदान करते हैं। यह प्राचीन मंदिर भगवान शिव के रूपों में से एक 'विरुपाक्ष' को समर्पित है, जिसे "सुखद विरुपाक्ष मंदिर" के नाम से भी जाना जाता है।



मंदिर में मुख्य देवता के साथ-साथ कई देवी-देवताओं की सुंदर मूर्तियां हैं जो कलाकृतियों के माध्यम से कई देवी-देवताओं की पौराणिक कथाओं को दर्शाती हैं। इस मंदिर का इतिहास प्रसिद्ध विजयनगर साम्राज्य से जुड़ा है। इस मंदिर का गोपुरम 500 साल पहले बनाया गया था। यह मंदिर द्रविड़ स्थापत्य शैली में बनाया गया है। हेम कूट पहाड़ी की तलहटी में तुंगभद्रा नदी के दक्षिणी तट पर बने इस मंदिर का गोपुरम 50 मीटर ऊँचा है। इस मंदिर में भगवान शिव के अलावा भुवनेश्वरी और पंपा की मूर्तियां भी बनाई गई हैं। इस मंदिर के पास छोटे और अधिक मंदिर हैं जो अन्य देवी-देवताओं को समर्पित हैं।


विरुपाक्ष मंदिर का निर्माण विक्रमादित्य द्वितीय की रानी लोकमहा देवी ने करवाया था। यह मंदिर द्रविड़ स्थापत्य शैली में ईंट और चूने से बना है। यह यूनेस्को की घोषित राष्ट्रीय विरासत में शामिल है। ऐसा माना जाता है कि हम्पी रामायण काल ​​की किष्किंधा है। यहां भगवान शिव के विरुपाक्ष रूप की पूजा की जाती है। इस मंदिर में स्थापित शिवलिंग की कथा रावण और भगवान शिव से जुड़ी है। इस मंदिर की मुख्य विशेषता यहाँ का शिवलिंग है जो दक्षिण की ओर झुका हुआ है। पौराणिक कथाओं के अनुसार, जब रावण शिव द्वारा दिए गए शिवलिंग को लेकर लंका जा रहा था, तब वह यहीं रुका था।

उन्होंने यह स्थान एक वृद्ध को शिवलिंग धारण करने के लिए दिया था। उस बूढ़े ने शिवलिंग को जमीन पर रख दिया, तब से वह शिवलिंग यहां जम गया और लाख कोशिशों के बाद भी उसे हिलाया नहीं जा सका। मंदिर की दीवारों पर उस घटना की तस्वीरें हैं जिसमें रावण शिव से शिवलिंग को फिर से उठाने की प्रार्थना कर रहा है और भगवान शिव मना कर देते हैं। यहां नरसिंह की 6.7 मीटर ऊंची प्रतिमा है, जो आधा सिंह और आधा मानव का शरीर धारण करती है। किंवदंती है कि भगवान विष्णु ने इस स्थान को अपने ठहरने के लिए बहुत बड़ा माना और क्षीरसागर लौट आए।

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