Ramachandra Temple at Vijayanagara

John M. Fritz is an anthropologist and archaeologist. He joined George Michell and Anna Dallapicolla at Hampi for Vijayanagara Research Project (1981-2002). He is associated with the UPenn Museum.George Michell is a scholar in South Asian architecture and the founder and trustee of the Deccan Heritage Foundation. He received his Ph.D. from SOAS, London focussing on Chalukyan temples. His main specialization is on Vijayanagara ruins at Hampi and other places. He has published over 50 books, including The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, etc.Anna Dallapicolla obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in Indian art history. She is a former Professor of Indian Art at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University (1971-1995). She is a participant in the Vijayanagara Research Project (1984-2001). She has authored books like The Great Platform at Vijayanagara (2010), Kalamkari Temple Hangings (2015), and Thanjavur Gilded Gods, co-authored with Kuldip Singh and R.G. Singh (2018).S. Rajasekhara is a former Professor of History and Archaeology at Karnatak University, Dharwad. He has written extensively on the art-historical aspects of Karnataka. His publications include Holalagundi Paintings (1982), Masterpieces of Vijayanagara Art (1983), Karnataka Architecture (1985), Early Chalukya Art at Aihole (1986), and Rashtrakuta Art in Karnataka (1991). M.S. Nagaraja Rao (1932-2011) was an epigraphist and archaeologist and served as the Director General of ASI from 1984-87, trained under the Indian archaeologist M.N. Deshpande. He was involved in the excavation of Hampi ruins from 1979 to 1988.

• Preface and AcknowledgementsUrban Context, John M. Fritz 3Historical Context, George Michell 17Inscriptions, S. Rajasekhara 27Architecture, George Michell 33Sculpture, Anna L. Dallapiccola 81Bibliography 305