This monograph surveys religion at Vijayanagara from the dataavailable from its
monuments. The 15th century saw the royalsponsorship of the cults of Rama and
Vithala. The 16the centurywitnessed the promotion of the Tiruvengalanatha ,
Ranganatha andKrishna as well as intense temple building activity. Alongside
thedifferent Sanskritic cults, there were also the worship of minorcult deities.
Apart from hindu sects, Jainism ans Islam were alsoextant at Vijayanagara.