Question 5. Local Goddess of Vijayanagara was (a) Parvati (b) Durga (c) Pampadevi (d) Laxmi Answer
While the earliest cult was that of a local goddess known as Pampa, this deity was absorbed in the pre-empire period into the pantheon of the great gods of Hinduism, through her marriage to Virupaksha (a form of Shiva) who soon superseded her in importance.
