hampi a city of ruins
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Hampi
ANCIENT VILLAGE ON THE BANK OF TUNGABHADRA RIVER.
BELLARI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA.
353 KM FROM BANGLORE, 74 KM FROM BALLARI, 13 KM FROM HOSPET 2
Location
VIJAYANAGARA PERIOD IN AD 1336HARIHARA AND BUKKA FOUNDED VIJAYANAGARA
EARLY RULER SANGAMA DYNASTY (1336-1485 AD).
KRISHNADAVA RAYA(1509-1529 AD) PAMPAPATI TEMPLE, NARASIMHA FIGURE, KRISHNA TEMPLE.
RUINS OF HAMPI, JANUARY 1565.
The landscape of Hampi is filled with unending array of carvings. Some may want to call it an open museum. The carvings of religious as well as secular theme are carved on boulders in its natural settings as well as in to the manmade structures.
Inscriptions
Main Attractions
Civil buildings
Aqueducts and Canals Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura Zanana enclosure Lotus Mahal complexReligious buildings
Krishna Temple ComplexNarasimhaGanesa Hemakuta group of temples Achyutaraya Temple Vittala Temple Complex Pattabhirama temple complex Military buildings
Elephant stable The Kings balance
Achyuta Rayas Temple
Constructed in 1534 AD, The temple dedicated to Lord Tiruvengalanatha, a form of Lord Vishnu.
Elephant stable