Octagonal Bath - Monument in Hampi - Ballari, India

True to its name, the Octagonal Bath features a distinct octagonal shape, providing a symmetrical and aesthetically pleasing design. The bath was primarily used by the women of the royal court, offering them a private and luxurious bathing experience. The engineering brilliance of the Octagonal Bath is evident in its advanced water management system. The bath was designed to collect and distribute water through a network of channels and outlets, ensuring a constant flow of clean water for the bathing area. This demonstrates the empire's sophisticated understanding of hydraulic engineering.

The bath shelter is designed with an octagonal shaped platform at the middle and an encircling pillared veranda around it. The circular section between the veranda and the platform is the water (now empty) area. To the west of it you can spot the ruined bases of numerous palaces.

Beautiful structure surrounded by huge open space.

Beautiful preserved bath. It's a small walk of couple of minutes and many people miss the opportunity to go here so it's very less crowded.

A gigantic bathing area made in the shape of an Octagon for a public bath.

Beautiful structure. But very few tourists visit here. One has to enter through the gate next to Queens bath house and travel a few meters inside the barren lands.

You won't find a lot of people visiting it. But it's a must visit.

This is one of the many bathing places in Hampi, its a part of the royal center. Octagonal water pavilion is near the Queen's bath, closer to Chandrashekhara temple and a stone's throw from Saraswati temple. The pavilion is an 80' diameter octagon in plan and few feet below ground level.The structure is a octagonal pit with a central octagonal platform surrounded by a octagonal shelter supported by columns.There's a step and a channel running along the rim of the pit.