Hampi | Beautiful Destinations | Travel India

Описание: Hampi, is located in Karnataka, India. It is a pilgrimage centre for the Hindu religion.

Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. The territory was defeated by coalition of Muslim sultans, plundering and destroyed by sultans armies in 1565, after Hampi remained in ruins and continues to be important religious centre.

Which includes, forts, riverside features, royal, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas halls for people to sit, memorial structures.The buildings are come after by South Indian Hindu arts and architecture to the Aihole Pattadakal styles, and Hampi builders used elements of Indian architecture. According to historical memories left by Portuguese and Persian traders to Hampi, the city was of metropolitan proportion, they called it “one of the most beautiful cities”.

Hampi landscape remains’ ignored until the 19th century, Alexander Greenlaw visited and photographed the site in 1856. These photographs were held in private collection in the United Kingdom and was not published until 1980.

Most of the monuments are Hindu, the temples and public infrastructure such as tanks and markets include reliefs and artwork describing Hindu deities and themes from Hindu texts, there are also six Jain temples and monuments, a Muslim mosque and tomb. The architecture is built from the local stone, dominant style is Dravidian, with roots in the developments in Hindu arts and architecture in the second half of the 1st millennium in the Deccan region.

The things to do in Hampi are Half Day Walking Tour ,Trekking Experience, Hampi Heritage Tour, Bicycle Tour also and historic journey to the beautiful ruins of Hampi on a comfortable Tuk Tuk ride.

Hampi is definitely worth the tour and is famous for its ruins and an Hindu kingdom of Vijaynagar and it is declared a World Heritage site. The temples sculptures and monuments, attract the tourist despite of their excellent workmanship.

Best time to visit : October to February and the Festival of Hampi in November.

Nearest railway station : Hospet Junction

Nearest Airport : Belgaum Airport

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