Under the Vijayanagara rulers the ___________ festival was celebrated with grandeur and pomp at Hampi.
A
Dussehra
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B
Deepavali
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C
Ganesha
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D
Ugadi
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Solution
The correct option is A Dussehra Dussehra festival was celebrated with grandeur and pomp at Hampi under the Vijayanagara rulers. The Vijayanagara Empire was based in the Deccan Plateau region in South India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire's legacy includes many monuments spread over South India, the best known of which is the group at Hampi. Dussehra festivities began with the Vijayanagar kings as early as the 15th Century.