Vijayanagar kings were great followers of religious tolerance
1. They built a mosque in their capital.
2. Bukka Raya advised the saivas and Srivaishnavas to live in harmony.
3. Devaraya II and his commander Lakkanna Dandesha encouraged Veerashaivism.
4. The Saluvas and Tuluvas were followers of Srivaishnavism.
5. The Muslims were recruited in the army.
6. During the rule of Krishnadevaraya Christians, Jains, Muslims and Hindus lived happy.