Hampi - Geography, Important sites at and near Hampi, Temples, Pictures

The site of the former Hindu capital of Vijayanagar, near the SW Indian village of Hampi. The city was founded in the 14th-c, and remained the centre of a vast and powerful Hindu empire until 1565, when it was sacked. It remains an important religious and tourist centre, and is a world heritage site.

Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in India. Possibly predating the city of Vijayanagara, this village continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple.

The name "Hampi" is an anglicized version of the Kannada Hampe (derived from Pampa, the ancient name for the Tungabhadra River).

Hampi formed one of the cores of the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565.

Geography

Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River.

Important sites at and near Hampi

Achyutaraya Temple/Tiruvengalanatha Temple Akka Tangi Gudda Anegondi Anjeyanadri Hill Aqueducts and Canals Archealogical Museum, Kamalapura Badava Linga Balakrishna Temple Bhima’s Gate Bhojanasala Chakratirth Chandrashekara temple Coracle crossings Danaik's enclosure Elephant Stables Ganagitti Temple Gejjala Mandapa Guard’s quarters Hampi bazaar Hazara Rama temple Hemakuta Hill Jain temples Kadale Kalu Ganesha Kings Audience Hall Kondarama Temple lotus mahal Mahanavami Dibba Malayavanta Raghunatha temple Malyavanta Hill Matunga Hill Mint Octagonal bath Octagonal Water pavilion Pampa Sarovar Pattaabhi Rama temple Purandaradasa mandapam Pushkarani or the Stepped Tank Rishimukh Royal enclosure Saraswati Temple Sasive Kalu Ganesha Sita Konda Sugriva's Cave The Kings’ balance The Underground Temple Tungabhadra River Uddana Veerabhadra temple Ugra Narasimha Virupaksha Temple Vittala temple Yeduru Basavanna Yentrodharaka Anjaneya temple Zenana enclosure Virupapurgadde

Temples

Hampi has various notable Hindu temples, some of them which are still active places of worship. Some of them are:

Virupaksha Temple complex: Also known as the Pampapathi temple, it is a Shiva temple situated in the Hampi Bazaar. Apart from Shiva, the temple complex also contains shrines of the Hindu goddesses Bhuvaneshwari and Pampa.

Pictures

A Hampi monument

Hampi

Statue of Ugranarasimha

Virupaksha Temple