is a small town, in the Gangavathi talluk of
Koppala district. This is located at a distance of about ten kilometers from Hospet
of Hampi fame towards the left bank of
Anegondi houses nine Vrundavanas of Madhva seers and
they are called Nava Brindavanas. There are many places of tourist attraction in
Anegondi such as Pampa sarovar, (pampA sarOvara) Sheshashayee temple, Vaali Bhandara,
Anjaneyadri, (The hill top Hanuman temple) Gagana Mahal, Ranganatha temple, Rishymuka
hill, Chandramouleshvara temple near the ruined bridge, Jaina basadi and an old
palace. The ruins of Anegondi fort are scattered around. The wall paintings of Huchchappaiah
Math are worth seeing.
Anegondi; Architectural Ethnography of a
About the book: This innovative multidisciplanary study, which draws on anthropology, architecture and ethno-archaeology, focuses on the inhabitants and dwellings of a royal village in central Karnataka, only a short distance away form the ruins of Vijayanagara. With more than one hundred annotated drawings this volume presents a detailed survey of over fifty houses, ranging from simple one-roomed dwellings to elaborate mansions inhabited by the descendants of the ruling houses of Anegondi.