noreply@blogger.com (mulaganesh) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:14:00 -0700

hampi,

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:

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 about
source; hampi online

hampi, capital of srikrishna devaraya kingdom,

situated near hospet, bellary dist, karnataka state, india

this old city occupies 14 kms area

Vithala Temple Complex
The most splendid monument of Hampi is undoubtedly the Vithala Temple Complex with its 56 musical pillars.

To the east of the hall is the famous Stone Chariot with stone wheels that actually revolve. In front of the shrine stands the great mantapa. Resting on a richly sculpted basement, its roof is supported by huge pillars of granite, about 15 feet in height, each consisting of a central pillar surrounded by detached shafts, all cut from one single block of stone. Several of thecarved pillars were attacked with such fury that they are hardly more than shapeless blocks of stones and a large portion of the central part has been destroyed utterly

Lotus Mahal: shaped like a lotus flower from top, this two-story structure has beautiful arc ways set in geometric regularity. It was an air-cooled summer palace of the queen.

Mustard Ganesh: This is a 9 feet tall single stone statue which is also known as Sasivikalu Ganesha.

How to get there

Air

he nearest airstrip at Tornagallu in Sandur Taluk which is 32 kms. from Hospet

Other convenient airports are at Belgaum (190 kms) and Bangalore (353 kms).

Rail: Hospet is the nearest railway station (13 kms). Hospet is linked by rail to bangalore

Road: Hampi is 350 kms from Bangalore

hampi ( karnataka)