Kodanda Ram temple

The Kodanda Ram temple complex lies near the Tungabhadra River, and is north of Achyuta-raya temple. The temple overlooks Chakra-tirtha, where the Tungabhadra turns northwards towards the Himalayas. The river banks, considered holy, accommodate a Vijayanagara-era ghat and mandapa facilities for bathing. In front of the temple is a dipa stambha under a Pipal tree, and inside is a sanctum dedicated to Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman.  On the rock face are reliefs of Anantashayana Vishnu, friezes narrating the legends of Narasimha and Prahlada, and the twenty-four avatars of Vishnu according to the Puranic tradition of Vaishnavism. Near the river is a rock carved with Shaivism's 1,008 lingas.