Hampi is a vast open museum of history, architecture, and religion. It is packed with temples, palaces, market streets, fortifications, aquatic structures, and an abundance of ancient monuments. The giant boulder strewn hills and the river that bisects it, make the landscape beautiful.
Category: UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hampi: The wonderland of ruins
Hampi is beautiful beyond the ruins. The gentle wind breeze past the lush green fields. Tungabhadra flows quietly through the boulders. Ethereal sunsets takes place everyday.
Lost in the ruins of Hampi
The city is lost just like how you get lost among the ruins. Time stands still. The emptiness of Hampi haunts you. You can feel grief and pain as you walk on the streets of Hampi.
Dawn to dusk – visiting the Great Living Chola Temples in a day
We travelled to all the Great Living Chola Temples in Thanjavur, Darasuram, and Gangaikonda Cholapuram in one day. Read to know details.
Virupaksha temple
Built in 7th century, Virupakasha temple is one of the oldest functioning temples in India. The main gopura of the Virupakasha temple dominates Hampi’s skyline.
Hemakuta hill monuments
Hemakuta hill is a rocky hill has a collection monuments that are the best preserved examples of pre-Vijayanagara and early-Vijayanagara temples and construction. It has more than 30 small to moderate sized temples.
Krishna temple
Krishna temple also known as Balakrishna temple was built by the King Krishnadevaraya as a mark of victory over the Gajapathi king Prataparudra of Odisha reclaiming Udayagiri. Stories of puranas were carved on the walls of the temple and its main gopura.
Lakshmi Narasimha
Lakshmi Narasimha is the largest statue in Hampi carved out of single stone. Lakshmi Narasimha is sitting on the coil of a giant seven headed Adisesha. The heads of Adisesha act as the hood above his head.
Badavi linga
The 10 feet tall Shiva linga is seated over a large circular platform. The Shiva linga stands in water in a cubical chamber and has three eyes sketched on its top.
Talarighatta gate
Talarighatta served as a major toll collection point. The only road to reach the Vittala Temple complex is through this gate.