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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
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| subdivision_name2 = Vijayanagara
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'''Kamalapura''' (also Kamalapur and Kamalapuram) is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Vijayanagara district]] in [[Karnataka]]. It is located near the [[industrial city]] of [[Hosapete]], and lies within the ruins of the old city of [[Vijayanagara]], just outside the original 'Royal Centre'. Its main products which are rice, banana, and sugar cane. It has a small but significant archaeological museum,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/hampi/attractions/archaeological-museum-kamalapura/#photos|title=Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura - Hampi | Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura Photos, Sightseeing -NativePlanet}}</ref> and lies within the environs of [[Kannada University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karnataka.com/hampi/archaeological-museum-kamalapura/|title=Archaeological Museum Hampi, Kamalapura – A Treasure Trove of Relics and Artefacts|first=Jolad|last=Rotti|date=8 January 2015|website=Karnataka.com}}</ref> he village is about 4 km south<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/the-calcutta-blog/hampi-a-brief-tourist-guide-60695e80a9aa|title=Hampi: A brief unseasonal tourist guide|first=Chelsea|last=McGill|date=10 August 2018}}</ref> of the larger [[Hampi]] temple complex and the [[Tungabhadra River]]. It is flanked by three reservoirs and a canal system; one large tank, Kamalapura Kere, lies to the south of the village.

The archeological and anthropological museum features numerous items from both the immediate ruins and the surrounding region. These include many images of [[Durga]], and also the [[Lakshmi]] statue associated with the [[Vijayanagara#Ugra Narasimha|monolithic Narasimha]] of Vijayanagara. There is a scale model of the entire city centre of Vijayanagara within museum courtyard. Images and details of early and prehistoric man in the region are also featured.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kamalapura}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110801090903/http://www.kamalapuratown.gov.in/ Municipality website]

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Vijayanagara district]]

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