H A M P I- World  Heritage  Site

The Vijayanagara History is a total social agenda registering a unique development in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Historians’ and laypersons, both native and foreign, paid rich tributes to the social commitment of the rulers of those days.  Hampi, a World Heritage Centre, is a cursory glance at the left over ruins spread over an area of 60 Sq.Kms. The Tungabhadra river encircling the metropolis has dotted the entire capital city with innumerable temples like   Sri Virupaksha, Sri Hajara Rama, Sri Krishna, Sri Uddana Veerabhadra, Sri Kodandarama, Sri Vijayavithala and Monolothic structures like Ugra Narasimha, Badavilinga, Kadale and Sasivekalu Ganeshas. And the sprawling royal enclosures comprising Mahanavami dibba, Kamal Mahal, Queens’ bath, Elephants’ stables and watch towers have left a indelible cultural mark of the Vijayanagara Empire. Over the last 600 years, there have been innumerable comprehensive studies, observations and exciting spiritualistic experiences making it a long drawn out attempt to fix the core of the cultural excellence of the Golden Era that prevailed in the capital.

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