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Hampi


Hampi is a small village,situated on the banks of the River Tungabhadra ,in Bellary district of karnataka which is around 350 km from Bangalore.This place is also listed in the UNESCO world heritage sites.Hospet is the major city which is 12 km from Hampi. An overnight train connects Bangalore to Hospet. Visitors can stay at hospet and can travel to hampi .Buses run frequently between Hospet and Hampi.
Tungabhadra Dam is one of the  popular tourist attraction in Hospet. Recently  they stopped allowing people to go on the top of the Dam, due to security reasons.
Virupaksha temple is probably the Oldest temple in Hampi, Located on the Banks of River Tungabhadra.


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Sunrise at Hampi

Sunset at Tungabhadra Dam


Monkey at Virupaksha Temple
View of Virupaksha Temple.


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Virupaksha Temple
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View of the Main entrance of Vittala Temple


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Sunset at Vittala Temple
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Construction Workers @Vittala Temple

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                                                        Stone Chariot at Vittala Temple
Virupaksha Temple Entrance
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Lotus Mahal is a two storeyed structure built on a moulded stone adhisthana.




























































































































































































































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Hampi Market

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@ Hampi Market

Elephant Stables

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Parrots on one of the temple ruins near Vittala Temple.


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Near Courtesan's Street

Courtesan's Street
Standing strong  among the Ruins


Suman Rapaka
Love in the Ruins
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Excavated Statues now in museum







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Excavated Statues now in museum

The Archaeological Museum at kamalapuram, is a very well maintained museum displaying the sculptures,arms and armoury,copper plate inscriptions ,gold and copper coins and other antiquities from pre-historic,proto-historic  times.
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Road i took to travel from Bangalore to Hampi.
Vehicle :Hyundai i10
Hebbal-Neelamangala-Tumkur-Hiriyur,Chitradurga.
(Halt at Chitradurga Fort)
Chitradurga-Kuligi-Hospet

*Chitradurga to Hospet is a single road . 





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Hampi,the last capital of Vijayanagara empire and one of the greatest hindu kingdoms in India's history is definitely one of the must visit places in India.


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  1. Unknown8 February 2013 at 09:42

    Nice one!

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  2. SAURABH NOLAKHA8 February 2013 at 10:06

    awesum clickss ...!!!

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  3. mohan siddegowda8 February 2013 at 16:49

    Nice one Suman

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  4. suman rapaka10 February 2013 at 08:17

    Thanks

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  5. Prasoon Pandey10 February 2013 at 12:00

    ati sundar sir ji.....

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  6. Neelam Krishna10 February 2013 at 18:50

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  7. Neelam Krishna10 February 2013 at 18:52

    Gud one Suman....Hope to see more blogs with beautiful Clicks going forward...

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  8. Unknown13 February 2013 at 01:29

    Congratulations Suman. Great work! Look forward to more such blogs from you!!

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  9. Ticking the Bucketlist15 June 2014 at 22:31

    Did you stay the night here? Is there any hotel that you recommend?

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    1. suman rapaka15 June 2014 at 22:57

      Yes, i stayed there for two nights. There are many budget hotels around hospet(i stayed in one, pai International, very near to hospet bus stop, an A/c room costed around 1000/- per day and as i said its just a budget hotel, not to expect much) and there are also the star types, Royal Orchids,(Check this groupon deal incase you are planning to go there sooner (http://getaways.groupon.co.in/heritage/hampi) and also many other hotels.

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