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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4350
ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026
PAVILION OF VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE
4350. DR. MEENAKSHI JAIN:
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Virupaksha Temple’s (Hampi, Karnataka) pavilion has collapsed;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether ASI has begun dismantling the entire pavilion of the Temple?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) The pavilion of the Virupaksha Temple under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of
& India (ASI) has not collapsed.
(b)
There are 506 centrally protected monuments/sites under the jurisdiction of ASI in the State of
Karnataka. Conservation and preservation of these monuments/sites is a regular process and is
taken up as per the requirement and availability of resources as per the guidelines of National
Policy for Conservation, 2014.
(c) At present, no such proposal is under consideration.
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