Figure 24: Raichur Doab, over which millions of lives were lost. North of
the Krishna River was Muslim territory and south of the Thungabhadra
River was Hindu territory, while Raichur became a psychological symbol of
strength. ............................................................................................. 86
Figure 25: Ruins of the Raichur fort. The geography gives readers an idea of
what Vijayanagara forces had to endure to capture the fort. ..................... 86
Figure 26: A large cannon lying among the ruins of Raichur fort .............. 88
Figure 27: A view from the fort wall gives readers an idea of how Vijayanagara
forces were sitting ducks and how easy it was for Raichur forces to target the
Vijayanagara army............................................................................... 89
Figure 28: Vithalaswamy temple where stone pillars ring different musical
instruments. The one above makes the percussion sounds of mridhangam.
Musicians used to strike them with sticks to make the stone ring. ...........104
Figure 30: Ruins of Sri Krishna Deva Raya’s modest home. ...................105
Figure 31: Ruins of the king’s audience hall. The large staircase probably was
designed for the king to reach his throne. ...............................................106
