Hampi Archeological Ruins

Walk down the memory lane and imagine a rich empire with people all around doing things that were ancient as per your knowledge of history. Imagine gems being sold as we see vendors selling vegetable. Dancers, musicians, cattle’s, elephants, horses, tradesmen, aristocrats all mingling and trading.

A queen taking a dip to prepare for the morning worship of the deity that resides amongst the palace temple.

The suns light hitting the temple and adjoins areas at the same time.

The golden stones reflecting the lights to lighten up the darkest corners.

People brimming with joy for another day in paradise. The chirping of birds. The water flowing far in the river and still being heard miles away.

It was a land of mystic and the magnificent.

Close your eyes and feel it!

"You simply cannot miss out on the breathtaking beauty of Hampi with its numerous monuments that will leave you in awe. Make sure to visit this incredible place and experience its grandeur firsthand. "

A vast empire dating back to 14th century built on rocks. It was the capital of Vijaynagara Kingdom. The ruins of palaces and temples in Hampi are breathtaking. You can rent a bicycle from Virupaksha temple for Rs. 100 per hour and travel the ruins scattered over 10 kms or more. Vitthala Temple, Queen’s Bath, Lotus Palace are some of the must visit places.

Hampi is an ancient site. In the 14th century, Hampi used to make the royal capital and major religious center of the Vijayanagar Empire, one of the greatest empires of the world. Known as the ‘city of ruins’, Hampi is a small village in the northern part of Karnataka. Hampi is regarded as one of the most beautiful towns in Karnataka. Hampi has been listed as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Hampi is a small village on the south bank of the River Tungabhadra in Northern Karnataka, was the last capital of the great Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar. It had very wealthy kings and princes who built lot of temples and palaces built in the Dravidian style which won a lot of admiration of travelers in the middle ages. The Deccan Muslim Confederacy conquered the city in the 15th century, the city was ravaged for more than six months before it was abandoned and went to the ruins. Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage.

Main attractions of Hampi are beautiful temples, ruins of palaces, remains of aquatic structures, ancient market streets, royal pavilions, bastions, royal platforms, treasury buildings.the list never ends. Hampi is a backpacker's paradise, photographers Island, the same way a pilgrim's delight.

Historical place, must visit. All the ruins and monuments which we see can be referred to our school history chapters

Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. By 1500 CE, Hampi-Vijayanagara was the world's second-largest medieval-era city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed by sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.

Hampi archeological ruins extended over approx 50 plus square kms extent, that includes
ROYAL ENCLOSURE with maharnavami dibba, secret chambers, bhuvama vijaya mandapa etc
Zanana enclosure with indo islamic architecture and Lotus mahal, elephants stable.
Vijaya vittala temple complex with dtone chariot, musical piller mandapa

Its always better to go with the guide as each n every detail can only be explsined by them.

A must visit to know the vijayanagara dynasty.

It is of place once heaven and it is appearing ruined today. A vaste city where diamond, gold and silver were sold on footpath found into broken pieces of stones is heart breaking scene. Archeological department has to take still more care to restore ruins and reconstruct again as it is in those days. Now this place is so popular site which attracts the foreigners also. Still more Infrastructure facilities of staying has to develop to make this place visitors friendly. I hope September to February might be the suitable season to visit this place.

If you need space, visit Hampi
If you need air, visit Hampi
If you need peace, visit Hampi

Explore Hampi:)

Its wonderful creation by our Ancestors. What a marcel created by those people which is truly demonstration of art and architecture those people have at that time. Must visit by all generation to see our history alive.

Witness our glorious past.the biggest empire of the 15th century. Vijayanagara.a must visit place for every Indian to relieve our architectural brilliance.

Hampi as we call it, has been integral to the folklore of Karnataka. This is before the recent fame that Hampi has acquired among tourists and backpackers. Hampi doesn’t just represent the physical antiquity of a bygone empire, it is the physical embodiment of the enormous tragedy that shattered the very soul of Karnataka in the extraordinary downfall of the last great Karnata Empire! So the native perspective starts out differently, and not as some cool dude rocks to see, boulder climbin’, pot smokin, selfie haven… (I don’t mind the pot, but guys the native Aborigines have a story to tell!)

Hampi for long was called “Haal Hampe” which meant “Ruined Hampi”, it used to signify an extremely derelict dilapidated place. It was an idiom for ruination, nobody visited it and were loathe to think about it. People wouldn’t want to talk about it lest bad omens visit them.

Amazing ruins, historic, magnificient.large scale ruins which you can not find in many places in india. Please visit and see the amazing hisotry of Vijayanagara empire.

Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagar empire around 1500 AD, and by some accounts, the second largest city in the world at that time. Over the next centuries it fell out of importance, and now you can explore the ruins of a lot of temples and other structures spread out over a vast area. The terrain around Hampi is as mysterious as the ruins itself - the city is surrounded by boulders of different sizes, and you can climb to the top of them with a little effort to get a stunning view of the entire city and the geography. It is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. Famous for its massive, beautifully carved temples, especially the Virupaksha Temple, dedicated to the patron deity of the empire. You can also find remains of the old aqueducts, canals and military barracks and stables here. Hampi was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986 and many efforts have been taken to restore the lost glory of the place - very limited (if any) modern establishments are allowed in the main area, which gives an authentic feel to the ruins.

It's just fantastic mind blowing structure.the small craving over that rock it's just awesome.the place is just filled with these like carving.at every place even on small piece is not empty every place carving has done.it is the best place i ever had visited.just loved it.those who created this sculpture they are just brilliant hats off for them.and there are also many Temple like structure near it they are also awesome.every peace is having carving over it.

The Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura is dedicated to the ruins of Hampi and the Vijayanagara Empire. Kamalapura is a small town in the Bellary district in Karnataka. It is situated within the ruins of the old city of Vijayanagara and just outside the ‘Royal Centre’ of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura is a small but significant museum that preserves the relics and artefacts related to the Vijayanagara Empire and its ruins.
The museum started functioning in 1972 and is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. It captures the beauty of the bygone days of Hampi in a wonderful manner.

Hampi has that cultural touch of karnataka. Best attraction of tour is this place and you can see multifarious colourful birds. People of hampi are so polite and helpful that will make your trip easy.

Stone chariot is the main attraction in Hampi. There are two ways to access archeological ruins. One with trekking through river way and another via car and then 1.5 kms of shared cab. This is a paid attractions which is accessible by the common 40₹ entry pass. Lot of photography spots here.

It should be a must visit place in your list as it is one of the most beautiful place. You can just sit and feel this place. The ruins are so beautiful. You can see history in front of you. The temples, rivers and mountains are so beautiful.

If u are synchronous with it, you will love it. So much peace
What a place. I m proud to be an indian.

A historical place every Indian should go. Capital of vijaya nagara. Ruined city were diamond merchants lived, We can travel to the past. Stone chariot and musical pillers, queen's bath virupaksha temple are top attractions in humpy. Architecture of every building shows the creativity of people lived in that era. Humpy is also known as photographers paradise.

The best attraction of hampi if you visit here it's better to walk than to take the buggy because the buggy won't stop on the attractions on the way it's better to take the shortcut from virupaksha temple to vithala temple

Hampi was the capital of the erstwhile Vijayanagar Empire and known to be one of the richest cities of its time. Located on the shores of the Tungabhadra River in Karnataka, Hampi is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its stone carved structures, built in marvelous Dravidian style architecture, temples and monuments.

A history lover will find this place beautiful and fall in love with this place. This place tells u a lot of old stories but its a waste u visiting there if u are not hiring any guide.

A beautiful palace. It's awesome to walk around a place and see the history and know what it was like decades before. It's a place you should visit atleast once a lifetime. Its such a beautiful peaceful place.

If love history this place is for u sure.where ever u go, u can find the history laying before u. History goes back to ages.

May not enjoy this as it is most of ruins. No crowded. After seeing this you may start hating one who ruined hampi. Not a place for pleasure but for archelogocal study. Takes more than 2hrs. Kids will no like this place as most of the things are broken and ruined. Better have your own vehicle arranged for roaming around the places in hampi

One of the most beautiful place that I have ever been too! Can't help you but wonder if the place being in ruins now. Can be so beautiful. What would it be like at it's full glory?

Hampi is one of the historical site which is listed in world heritage site.  numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire. On the south bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Hindu Virupaksha Temple, near the revived Hampi Bazaar. A carved stone chariot stands in front of the huge Vittala Temple site. Southeast of Hampi, Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to the Indian sloth bear.
Nice historical place