page_title: Achyuta Deva Raya
hierarchical_section_title: Achyuta Deva Raya
caption_attribution_description: English: This photograph was taken by me at the Shiva temple in Timmalapura, Bellary district, Karnataka state, India. The temple was constructed in 1539 A.D. by a local chief during the rule of King Achyuta Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire
context_page_description: Achyuta Deva Raya was a ruler of a Vijayanagara Empire of South India. He was the younger brother of Krishna Deva Raya, whom he succeeded in 1529.
  Fernao Nuniz was a Portuguese traveller, chronicler and horse trader who visited India during reign of Achyutaraya and who spent three years in Vijayanagara.
  He patronised Kannada poet Chatu Vittalanatha, the great composer and singer Purandaradasa, and the Sanskrit scholar Rajanatha Dindima II. Upon his death, the succession was disputed. His nephew, Sadasiva Raya, finally became king while yet a child, under the regency of Aliya Rama Raya, a son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya.
context_section_description: Achyuta Deva Raya (1529–1542 CE) was a ruler of a Vijayanagara Empire of South India. He was the younger brother of Krishna Deva Raya, whom he succeeded in 1529.
  Fernao Nuniz was a Portuguese traveller, chronicler and horse trader who visited India during reign of Achyutaraya and who spent three years in Vijayanagara.
  He patronised Kannada poet Chatu Vittalanatha, the great composer and singer Purandaradasa (one of the Fathers of Carnatic music), and the Sanskrit scholar Rajanatha Dindima II. Upon his death, the succession was disputed. His nephew, (younger brother's son) Sadasiva Raya, finally became king while yet a child, under the regency of Aliya Rama Raya, a son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya.
caption: The Shiva temple at Timmalapura was constructed in 1539 A.D. during the reign of Achyuta Raya
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