Which of the following is/are true about the Virupaksha-Pampadevi of Vijayanagara? 1. Matridevi Pampadevi had done penance to marry Virupaksha. 2. The Vijaynagara rulers claimed to rule on behalf of Pampadevi. 3. The patron deity of the Vijayanagara Kingdom was Virupaksha. 4. Normally, the name of Srivirupaksha was mentioned in the Kannada script in the royal orders. 5. Virupaksha was a form of Vishnu. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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• It is widely assumed that the existence of the shrines of Virupaksha and Pampadevi inspired the location of Vijayanagara.
• This is supported by the fact that the Vijayanagara kings claimed to rule on behalf of the god Virupaksha. Hence, statement 2 is NOT correct.
• Virupaksha is a form of Lord Shiva. Hence, statement 5 is incorrect.
• This may be a reason all royal orders were signed “Shri Virupaksha”, usually in the Kannada script. Hence, statement 4 is correct.
• Pampadevi, the local mother goddess, did penance in these hills in order to marry Virupaksha, the guardian deity of the kingdom, also recognised as a form of Shiva. Hence, statement 1 and 3 are correct .
• To this day this marriage is celebrated annually in the Virupaksha temple.