Hampi the temple town

Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Hampi the temple town is in Northern Karnataka state of India. Hampi is one of the main religious tourist centers of India.

The group of ten temples at Hampi are declared as a UNESCO Heritage site called “he Group of Monuments at Hampi”. These are 8 Shiva temples, one Shaivite sanctuary and a Jain temple, thus making a total of 10 temples.

 

Great Chalukya and Vijayanagar Kingdoms were headquartered at Hampi; many many centuries ago. And these temples are said to have been build during those days. Hampi town is on the banks of Tungabhadra river. Vijayanagara  city was a seven layered fortification and the most inner layer around the city is still preserved and has many historic buildings other than the above mentioned temples. There are also military heritage buildings in Hampi town.

You can also see the remains of a giant  Aqueduct near to Anegondi in Hampi. Archaeological Museum is there at Kamalapura in Hosapete, around 13 km distance from Hampi. there is a scale model of the city centre of Vijayanagara in this Archaeological Museum. 

Where is Hampi the temple town?

Hampi the temple town is near to Hospet, which is 13 km away, and serves as the nearest railway station to Hampi tourists. Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka state is at around 350 kilo meters distance from Hampi. 

Bellary is the nearest airport at 75 kilo meters distance from Hampi town.

Mantralayam temple town on the banks of Tungabhadra  river in Andhra Pradesh state is at around 150 km distance from Hampi.