Tungabhadra Dam
India's largest stone masonry dam, built without cement, holding the Tungabhadra back as Pampa Sagar.
- Where
- Hosapete, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 15.2612, 76.3379
Get the Tungabhadra Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tungabhadra Dam. 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 Tungabhadra Dam
Matanga Hill 15 km
The sunrise view over the whole ruined city.
Virupaksha Temple 15 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.
Vijayanagara 15 km
The imperial capital whose ruins spread over Hampi, sacked in 1565 and never rebuilt.
Hampi 15 km
The ruins of a city that was once among the largest on earth, scattered across a valley of boulders.
Lotus Mahal 16 km
A pavilion in the zenana enclosure with Islamic arches on a Hindu plan, and no clear record of what it was for.
Pushkarani Stepped Tank 17 km
A black schist tank found buried in 1980, its blocks numbered by the masons who cut them six centuries ago.
Vitthala Temple 17 km
The stone chariot and the pillars that ring at different pitches when struck, at the far end of the Hampi ruins.
Pampa Sarovar 18 km
One of the five sacred lakes, where Pampa is said to have done penance to marry Shiva.
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Questions
Where is Tungabhadra Dam?
Tungabhadra Dam is in Hosapete, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Matanga Hill (15 km), Virupaksha Temple (15 km), Vijayanagara (15 km).
How do I get the Tungabhadra Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tungabhadra Dam 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 Tungabhadra Dam 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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