Hampi is a ancient old city built by Hakka and Bukka in the year 1336 on the banks of river Tungabhadra. It’s the capital city of Vijayanagar empire. They built the city under the guidance of Saint from Sringeri mutt called Vidyaranya. The city Hampi was built during the days of Mohammedan attacks. The palace was very much apt at that time. Hampi was chosen because of its strategic location, bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra river on one side and surrounded by defensible hills on the other three sides. It’s really difficult to any one to cross those rocks to conquer the empire at that time.
The Vijayanagar Empire was ruled by the likes of HakkaBukka I and II , Virupaksha Raya, Krishnadeva Raya, Achyuta Raya, etc. It was under Krishnadeva Raya that Vijaynagar empire found its most prosperous days.
Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. It is 353 km from Bangalore, 254 km from Bijapur and 74 km away from Bellary. Hosapete, 13 km away,
Nowadays Hampi - a small village that is all that remains of the former city of Vijayanagar - is probably southern India’s most famous tourist attraction, and it’s a fascinating place.
Achyutaraya Temple/Tiruvengalanatha Temple :
Akka Tangi Gudda
Anegondi
Anjeyanadri Hill
Aqueducts and Canals
Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura
Badava Linga
Chandramauleshwar Temple
The Kings’ balance
The Underground Temple
Tungabhadra River
Uddana Veerabhadra temple
Ugra Narasimha
Vittala temple
Yeduru Basavanna
Yentrodharaka Anjaneya temple
Zenana enclosure
Virupapura
Madhavan Palace with more than 1,000,000 pillars
Sasivekalu Ganesha
Elephant stables
Lotus temple
Virupaksha Temple :
The Virupaksha temple is located at the foot of the hill called Hemakuta, is the core of the Hampi. The temple, often called Pampapathi temple, is the most sacred of the temples of this place. Historically speaking, this temple has an uninterrupted history from about the 7th century. The temple contains the shrines of Lord Shiva, Pampa and Bhuvaneshwari. What was once a small shrine, in course of time, developed into a large complex under the Vijayanagara rulers. This temple is one of the main attractions of Hampi. This Gopura was built by Krishnadeva Raya during his Pattabhisheka (Crowning) in 1509.
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