Hampi in Karnataka, also known as Vijayanagar, is one of India’s most important archaeological sites, and one of exceptional beauty. The ruined city is in a remote location, with temples, palaces, avenues, towers, bridges and statues, all spread over a huge area along the Tunghabhadra river and beyond.
The setting is simply gorgeous, surrounded by water, hills and huge boulders of stone. There’s not a trace of ASI landscaping here, all the monuments are in their natural context, and the remoteness of Hampi together with a relatively modest tourist infrastructure means that it is not overrun with tourists at any time.
According to some Hindu traditions, Hampi is the site of Kishkinda from the epic Ramayana, the forested home of the monkeys who helped Rama’s wife Sita from the demon king Ravana. More recently it was the capital of the Hindu Vijayanagar Empire, which flourished in the mid-14th to mid-16th…
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interesting doctor 