hampi photos
once hampi was the seat of the mighty vijayanagara
empire,this old vijayanagara city was buit in
1336-1570 AD,large numbers of The temple, often called Pampapathi
temple, is the most sacred of the temples of this placebuildings were raised in
period of srikrishna devaraya,he temple contains the shirines of Lord Shiva, Pampa and Bhuvaneshwari.
Hampi is located in the central part of the state of
Karnataka, in the southern part of India . It is 353 km from Bangalore , and 13 km from
Hospet. It is located on top of a rugged terrain and is 467 m above sea level. Tungabhadra River flows through Hampi.
the century Virupaksha
Temple is located in the
Hampi Bazaar area. It is one of the oldest monuments of the town. The top of
the temple rises about 50 m from the ground and the main shrine is dedicated to
Virupaksha, a form of Lord Shiva. Hemakuta Hill, south of the Virupaksha
temple, contains early ruins, Jain temples and a monolithic sculpture of Lord
Narasimha, a form of Lord Vishnu. Hemakuta Hill offers excellent view of Hampi
Bazaar. Two kilometers east of Hampi Bazaar, the traveler can see the World
Heritage Vittal temple, built in the 16th century. The carvings on this temple
give an insight into the architectural splendor achieved by the artisans of
Vijaynagar Empire. The outer pillars of this temple are said to produce music
when tapped. They are also known as the musical pillars. Between Hampi Bazaar
and Vittal temple, one can see the deserted Sule Bazaar and the Achutraya
temple. Monolithic statue of Lord Ganesh, Nandi, the Kodandarama temple and the
Krishna temple are other places to visit in
the Hampi Bazaar area.
hampi this is the place on earth. Any number of words would
fail to do justice to this wonderful monument dedicated to Lord Vitthala or
Lord Vishnu. Legend has it that Lord Vishnu found it too grand to live in and
thus returned to his own
in vijayavittala temple we can see the stone chariat will
give special attraction to hampi
sasivakalu ganesh:
On the slope of Hemakuta Hill beyond the Krishna Temple ,
there are two huge stone images of Ganesha. First one is the Sasivekalu Ganesha
about 2.4 metres tall and ironically named as Sasivekalu or mustard seed
kadeyakalu ganesh:
kadalekalu ganesh |
On the slope of Hemakuta Hill, near the Sasivekalu Ganesha
is another monolith called in the same vein, the Kadalekalu (gram seed)
Ganesha. The huge seated God, carved in the round out of a massive boulder, is
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