large monoliths such as the Sasivekalu (mustard) Ganesha and Kadalekalu (Ground nut) Ganesha at Hampi, the Gomateshwara statues in Karkala and Venur , and the Nandi bull in Lepakshi . The Vijayanagara temples of Bhatkal , Kanakagiri , Sringeri and other towns of coastal Karnataka, as well as Tadpatri , Lepakshi