HAMPI in India : Every detail you need on Hampi

Distance to Hampi, Goa, Chennai , Delhi , Bangalore

Purandaradasa Mantapa: This is a small open pillared pavilion with whitewashed top dedicated to the legendary poet Purandaradasa who lived in Hampi. The pavilion is located at the river shore near Vit...more.
Mahanavami Dibba: his is the tallest structure in this area and hence the first thing you would notice as you enter the Royal Enclosure. From a distance this looks like an ordinary elevated squar...more.
Hampi Boulders: It is difficult to tell what is more charming in Hampi , weather its thrilling architecture or the bizarre looking landscape. While the architecture is a lot easy to comprehend,...more.
Badavilinga Temple: This is the largest monolithic Linga in Hampi. Located next to the Narasimha statue the Linga is housed inside a chamber with an opening in the front.A close look on this icon c...more.
Hampi Tour: The ruins in Hampi are spread across a wide area. That makes it a bit difficult to make a perfect "Hampi Tour" plan that covers all the sites in Hampi. There are multiple ...more.
Anegondi: Anegondi was the capital of the region, before it was shifted to Hampi. In fact this was the core of a tiny kingdom that eventually expanded into the Vijayanagar Empire covering...more.
Kamalapura: Kamalapura is a busy small village located at the southern fringe of the Hampi ruins. In fact you will be visiting Kamalapura as some of the major attractions are located here. ...more.
Tungabhadra River: Tungabhadra is a major river in the south Indian peninsula. Hampi is located on the south bank somewhere in the middle of this river�s path. In this area the river takes a numbe...more.
Vijayanagar Architecture: Nature is at its bizarre best in Hampi. The manmade things not far behind either. Somehow lunatic landscape of Hampi offered a brilliant background for the Hampi�s architect...more.
Two Storied Gateway: The trek path from Kodangda Rama temple to Vittala temple practically passes through this double storied pavilion like structure. Two empty cubical shrines are located on either...more.

Hampi, as it is popularly known today was the medieval capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagara (the City of Victory). Hampi in the Karnataka state of India is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Hampi is charismatic even in its ruined state. It attracts thousands of tourists and pilgrims every year. Vast stretches of boulder-strewn hills make the backdrop of Hampi unique.

Hampi in brief..

Dotted around the hills and valleys are 500 plus monuments. Among them are beautiful temples, basement of palaces, remains of aquatic structures, ancient market streets, royal pavilions, bastions, royal platforms, treasury buildings.., the list is practically endless. Hampi is a backpackers paradise, the same way the pilgrims delight.

In Hampi at every turn there is a surprise. Every monument hides more than what they reveal. As an open museum, Hampi has numerous popular (100 plus!) locations visitors throng.

www.Hampi.in is cobbled with a range of information on Hampi. For example, descriptions & photo album of various monuments ; Hampi ruin maps that you can print; travel details ; tips for your Hampi trip ; hotel locations , itinerary plan and so on...

Karnataka , of which Hampi belongs to, is on of the richest of the south Indian states in terms of its wide range of heritage attractions
Thanks to its many hundreds of years of history & heritage the state's tourist map includes old capitals, forts, palaces, monuments and more. Also Karnataka is home to many wildlife sanctuaries, waterfalls and mountains.
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Kerala : On the map Kerala looks as a long thing strip of land along the southwestern coast of Indian peninsula. Once you get to Kerala you realize that it was in fact not as small a place as you thought earlier.
If you are flying into Kerela for the first time, it may appear through the window that your plane is landing in a thick jungle territory.
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Goa , is much more than sun , sand and sea . The fortunes of the Portugals colonial ambition took its ups and downs with the happenings in Goa. This tiny state in the western India is characteristically different from the rest of Indian states. The western and eastern cultures met here centuries back.
The name Goa suffers the fatigue of its over use in the tourist itinerary. The stereotype ctreated by the guidebooks and advertisements doesnt help either. Dig a bit deeper , youll fine Goa is much more than sun , sand and sea.
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Indian Trains : Well, this is one more piece of information for those of you who are new to India in general and the train travel in India in particular. Here you are groping to get a flavor of the Indian Railway system and tips on how to plan your train journey in India. Also well try to understand a bit about various classes of the trains ; their pros and cons. This is going to be a bit long, like a train journey. When you need now is bit of patience and a big mug of beer! Lets start without wasting any more time. At first well try to get a grip on the classes you can opt for in a typical long-distance train. ....

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