Kamalapuram

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Kamalapuram is a village in Bellary District, in northern Karnataka, India near the town of Hospet. It lies within the ruins of the old city of Vijayanagara, just outside the original 'Royal Centre'. It is now mainly an agricultural village. It contains some of the ruins of the old city, and an archaeological museum. A large tank lies to the south of the village.

A ruined temple stands within a small fort in the center of the village.

The Archeological Museum is on the outskirts of the village. It displays many items from the ruins, and for the surrounding region. These include many images of Durga, and also the Lakshmi statue associated with the monolithic Narasimha of Vijayanagara. There is a scale model of the entire city centre of Vijayanagara within a courtyard of the museum. Images and details of early and prehistoric man in the region can also be seen in it.