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•  The research will document the visual, political and social practices  of memorialization in Hampi, contextualized with those in other parts of the Vijayanagara empire. Memorialization was practiced by a wide range of agents, who varied in class, caste, gender, rank, religion, etc. In partnership with scholars, archaeologists, village performers, historians and folklorists, the research will attempt to fill part of the gap left by predominantly monument-centric study, or “art history from above”, and create a space for “art history from below”. The material gathered, and presented through an online exhibition, will allow tourists, students and the interested public to access digitally a rich, annotated collection of information. The website, which will be developed using open source software, will consolidate and expand the existing knowledge of common and everyday rituals in Hampi and elsewhere, create links between studies devoted to other regions in India, involve digital publics in history writing, as well as contribute to the open source technology movement by creating a more user friendly version of exhibition software. The project will also collaborate with schools and colleges to deepen curricular material on the Vijayanagara Empire, in English, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.