Hirebenkal
A megalithic site in Koppal with four hundred dolmens on a hill, nearly three thousand years old.
- Where
- Koppal, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 15.4378, 76.4560
Get the Hirebenkal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Hirebenkal. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Hirebenkal
Pampa Sarovar 9.6 km
One of the five sacred lakes, where Pampa is said to have done penance to marry Shiva.
Anegundi 10 km
Older than Hampi, across the river, still lived in.
Vitthala Temple 11 km
The stone chariot and the pillars that ring at different pitches when struck, at the far end of the Hampi ruins.
Virupaksha Temple 11 km
Shiva as Pampapati, lord of the Tungabhadra, worshipped here without a break since long before the Vijayanagara kings built their city around him. Its tall eastern gopuram is the first thing seen of Hampi from the bazaar road.
Hampi 11 km
The ruins of a city that was once among the largest on earth, scattered across a valley of boulders.
Pushkarani Stepped Tank 12 km
A black schist tank found buried in 1980, its blocks numbered by the masons who cut them six centuries ago.
Vijayanagara 13 km
The imperial capital whose ruins spread over Hampi, sacked in 1565 and never rebuilt.
Lotus Mahal 13 km
A pavilion in the zenana enclosure with Islamic arches on a Hindu plan, and no clear record of what it was for.
More national monuments in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Hirebenkal?
Hirebenkal is in Koppal, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pampa Sarovar (9.6 km), Anegundi (10 km), Vitthala Temple (11 km).
How do I get the Hirebenkal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Hirebenkal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Hirebenkal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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