Friday 20 July 2018

Hampi: Beautiful Architecture

    If a city does not become a world heritage, it should have a lot of potential for it. Yes, the city of Karnataka's Bellary district, Hampi is very strong. 

   Hampi, the city of Karnataka, is said to be unique, probably there will be no exaggeration. This city of temples and historic monuments has been included in UNESCO World Heritage-Heritage Site List. Hampi was the capital of Vijay Nagar during the medieval Hindu empire. 
    Hampi is also known as Pampa on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. The city on the verge of prosperity has now been confined to the ruins of Khandahar. Vihangam Hampi speaks of the magnificent achievements of the past even with its magnitude. With a long chain of rocks and huge rock climbing, this city keeps more than five hundred monuments in its lane.  

   There is a long chain of temples, palaces, basements, reservoirs, old markets, royal mandaps, popes-choupal, treasury royal buildings and other royal buildings in particular. 
   Hampi is generally a beautiful dimension of every building architecture. Still, architectural architecture and handicrafts of some buildings are undoubtedly unique. The Bithala temple is also situated on top of its magnificent and beautiful monuments. It is special that the main meeting room of Bithala Temple is based on 56 special pillars.  


   The tone waves of music are followed by patrolling these pillars. There is a huge rock chariot in the east of the meeting room. Particularly, this chariot with rocky wheels is moving. There is innumerable surprises in Hampi, this fantastic city of Karnataka.
     There are legends that kings and queens were weighed here with gold, silver, corn, and money. Later it was donated to the poor. The large bathroom for the queens is decorated with arched corridors, vaulted shingles, lotus shaped fountains etc. 
     Apart from these, Kamal Mahal and Jananakhana are also very special. Particularly, there is a long series of historical, mythological and spiritual monuments in and around Hampi. Hampi is in fact a beautiful place surrounded by mountain ranges. There are many famous Hindu temples in Hampi. There are some temples in which there is still a puja. Historians have also called it Kishkindha. The beauty of this city of stones is different from the beauty of this city. The archaeological museum of Hampi is also visible.

   Badwing: Badwearing is the largest size of Shivling in Hampi. There is a picture of three eye in Shivalinga. These are considered as third eyes of Shivaji. Malayalam Raghunathaswamy Temple: Malyavantha Raghunath Swamy Temple is a beautiful dimension of ancient Indian architecture. This temple is made much below the ground. Its architecture is singular. The living depiction of the marine organism is here on the rate-o-wall.    Hazara Ram Mandir: The Hazara Ram temple has great importance in theology. It is particularly noted that this temple is known for the excavation of more than 1000 timber, inscriptions and ancient times of the Ramayana period. However now it is known as a Khandahar temple.   Vireparaksh temple; Virupaksha temple is also known as Pampawathi temple. This ancient temple is located in the market of Hampi. This temple is before the establishment of the Vijay Nagar empire. The gateway of this grand-divine temple is 160 ft high. The idols of Bhubaneswar and Pampa are installed in this temple of Lord Shiva. Particularly there are many underground Shiva temples here.
   All necessary resources are available for Hampi travel. The nearest airport is Hubli. The distance from Hubli to Hampi is about 216 kilometers. The nearest railway station is the Karginuru. The distance from Karginuru to Hampi is about 10 kilometers. Tourists can also travel by road.
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