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	::: HAMPI ::: Info on Hampi (with tour tips)
		Hampi, as it is popularly known today was the medieval capital of the Hindu empire Vijayanagara (the City of Victory).
		Hampi is charismatic even in its ruined state.
		Hampi is a backpackers’ paradise, the same way the pilgrims’ delight.
	www.hampi.in (336 words)

	rediff.com: Hampi risks deletion from world heritage list
		Among India's most celebrated historical sites, the ruins at Hampi in Karnataka state have already been placed on the World Heritage Committee's "in danger" list and a two-member UNESCO team is currently on a mission to the site to determine if stronger measures need to be taken.
		Hampi was put on the "in danger" list in November.
		Covering 25 sq km in the heart of the Deccan plateau, the unique ruins at Hampi once formed the capital of the Vijayanagar empire (1336-1726), which extended from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/feb/23hampi.htm (568 words)

	The Hindu : Karnataka News : Recalling the grandeur of Hampi
		The Hindu : Karnataka News : Recalling the grandeur of Hampi
		Historians have acknowledged that Hampi was not only the magnificent, prosperous and flourishing capital of the Vijayanagar empire but also the cultural capital of the region.
		Although the Mysore Maharajas continued the tradition of organising festivities after the fall of the Vijayanagar empire, it was the Ramakrishna Hegde government that revived the Hampi Dasara celebrations.
	www.hindu.com /2006/11/01/stories/2006110108470400.htm (321 words)

	Hampi - Pilgrim Centers And Monuments Of India
		Hampi is a village in southern Karnataka, India.
		Hampi formed one of the cores of the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565.
		Hampi was chosen because of its strategic location, bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra river on one side and surrounded by defensible hills on the other three sides.
	www.bharatadesam.com /places/hampi.php (635 words)

	Hampi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hampi (ಹ೦ಪೆ, Hampe in Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in India.
		Hampi formed one of the cores of the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565.
		Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hampi (521 words)

	961 Hampi
		Hampi is today a small hamlet in Karnataka (South India) with a population of about two thousand.
		On 23 January 1565, Ramaraya was killed in the battle of Talikota (100 kilometres north of Hampi).
		To the west of the temple is the Hampi Bazar (market) - a 100 metres long and 35 metres wide market which at one time was flanked on both sides with beautiful houses.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/September04/961Hampi.htm (713 words)

	HAMPI-Rise & Fall_Melo Tours-Travel & Tours, Goa, India
		Hampi, the 14th century capital of one of the greatest empires of the world lies in the Deccan heartland, in the state of Karnataka or Karu’nadu (meaning elevated land).
		The genesis of the place known today as Hampi dates back to the age of the Hindu epic Ramayana when it was the site of Kishkinda, a monkey kingdom.
		The foundation of a lion story wooden structure from which the royalty viewed Hampi with pomp, colour and revelry during the Mahanadu festival.
	www.geocities.com /melogoa/Hampirisefall.htm (684 words)

	Hampi Tourism \| Hampi Places \| Your Guide to India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hampi, the 14th century capital of one of the greatest empires of the world, lies in the Deccan heartland in the state of Karnataka or Karu’nadu (meaning 'elevated land').
		The ruins of Hampi are scattered throughout an area of 26 sq.
		The Hampi Bazaar is 35 yards wide and nearly 800 yards long was known to be a "very beautiful street with very beautiful houses".
	www.yourguidetoindia.com /content/view/25/35 (1211 words)

	Hampi World Heritage Site, India
		Chandraumalueshvara Temple is centrally located in Hampi and is one of the most prominent architectural buildings which is aligned with the primary axis of the Main Temple of Hampi overlooking two rivers and on a popular pilgrimage route to a sacred mountain at Hampi.
		Hampi resides on the banks of the Thungabadra river with a backdrop of the majestic rock boulders was once capital of one of the largest Hindu Empires in Indian History.
		Excavations at the Hampi complex have revealed a temple, a three-level accessory structure attached to the Queen's Bath, a 64-pillared mantapa inside the Dandanayaka enclosure (assumed to be the seat of justice), an underground water pipeline and several items of daily use.
	www.globalheritagefund.org /where/hampi.html (2039 words)

	DiscoverIndia Hampi
		Hampi, the 14th century capital city of the Vijayanagara empire lies in the Deccan heartland, in the state of Karnataka.
		Hampi is an excursion back into time; it is also an exploration of an artist's lover for his land and the unabashed expression of such lover.
		Its ruins which now lie scattered along the north bank of the Tungabhadra River just opposite Hampi, include civil buildings, temples, may lines of fortifications and gateways that seem to be entrances to fantasy land.
	www.indiatravelite.com /discoverindia/hampiintro.htm (424 words)

	VRMAG - PLACE—HAMPI: STEREOGRAPHIC PANORAMAS OF VIJAYANAGARA, INDIA
		The village of Hampi, the ruins of Vijayanagara and the green, irrigated fields that surround it are set in a wilderness of extraordinary beauty.
		Hampi is an extraordinary place, and the team has an enduring relationship with the people there that help us and with the powerful and animate landscape.
		Hampi today continues to be an active pilgrim site, not simply an historic and touristic place.
	vrm.vrway.com /vartist/spotlight/PLACE_HAMPI_STEREOGRAPHIC_PANORAMAS_OF_VIJAYANAGARA_INDIA.html (1957 words)

	India Travelogue - Destinations: Travel Guide to Hampi, Karnataka, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Considered sacred, the site was raised to the status of a city in 1336 A.D. by two brothers Hakka and Bukka to consolidate the concept of the Deccab being a Hindu state.
		Hampi owed much of this status to Krishnadevaraya, acknowledged as one of the greatest rulers of the imperial kingdom.
		The well-planned administrative as well as residential structures, watch towers, aqueducts and baths, along with the fortification of the city are a reminder of a highly developed kingdom and it's culture.
	www.indiatravelogue.com /dest/kar/kar7.html (643 words)

	Hampi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		HAMPI, the seat of the famed VIJAYANAGARA empire was the capital of the largest empire in post-mogul India, covering several states.
		The Hampi Bazaar, 35 yards wide and nearly 800 yards long was known to be a "very beautiful street with very beautiful houses".
		Hampi is also full of surprises: like the King's Balance where kings were weighed against grain, gold or money which was then distributed to the poor, the Queen's Bath, a swimming pool, 50 ft.long and 6 ft.deep, with its arched corridors, projecting balconies and lotus-shaped fountains that once sprouted perfumed water, the two-storeyed
	www.karnataka.com /tourism/hampi (1349 words)

	Hampi - India - Mark Moxon, Travel Writer
		As a one-on-one guide he brought Hampi alive, recreating the scenes from 500 years ago when the Europeans were tentatively reaching out their colonial intentions towards the east, the Muslims were methodically invading India from the north, and the Vijayanagara Kingdom was thriving in the Hampi area.
		In a geological pattern echoed by the rock sculptures of central Australia, Hampi's landscape is volcanic in origin; as the volcanic exudate cooled it cracked along vaguely orthogonal lines which, when exposed to the vagaries of weathering, wore down into piles of rounded boulders the size of houses.
		And Hampi is hardly the place where the clubs of Goa or the high-rises of the hill stations would work: the people just don't seem to have drunk from the cup of mammon that the Goans have drained.
	www.moxon.net /india/hampi.html (1810 words)

	Hampi Temples India, Temples of India, Temples India, Temple Tours in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hampi is the Vijayanagar capital (one of the largest empires in the history of India), in it's ruins of temples, palaces and forts.
		Hampi was the 14th century magnificent capital of one of the greatest empires of the world.
		Hampi is like a Open -air museume of temples, The Virupaksha Temple rises majestically, at the western end of a 700 m long street, that was once the famous Hampi bazaar.
	www.cultureholidays.com /Temples/hampi.htm (1253 words)

	Hampi : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Hampi is 460km (285 miles) NW of Bangalore; 13km (8 miles) E of Hospet
		Hampi, capital of one of India's most formidable empires, the powerful Vijayanagara -- whose rule stretched from the Arabian Sea to the Indian Ocean -- was home to a population of half a million, and protected by more than a million soldiers.
		Hampi may be a little difficult to get to, but this remoteness is to a large extent its charm.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hampi/3497010001.html (261 words)

	Bridges across Hampi's heart
		Hampi, the seat of the Vijayanagar kingdom, was the victim of vandalism byMuslim rulers, centuries ago.
		Filliozat also brought to light the fact that Hampi is partlyprotected by the State Archaeology Department and partly by the ASI and thatboth had been unable to evolve a uniform policy for the conservation of thisgrand urban site of the medieval period.
		He pointed out that it was the Hampi grampanchayat whichissued licences for construction and for drilling borewells an activitysure to affect the monuments.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19991226/ian26067.html (854 words)

	Hampi travel guide - Wikitravel
		Hampi was the capital of Vijayanagar(14th century empire).
		Hampi is a great place to spend a few days wandering around and discovering the rich, vibrant history while also having a bit of 'your' time.
		Hampi is a visual delight, especially due to its stark contrast from most other places.
	wikitravel.org /en/Hampi (986 words)

	Hampi - World Wikia
		Once upon a time, during the period of the Vijayanagara Empire (mid-15th to early 16th century), which ruled most of South India, Hampi (Bellary district, Karnataka state, India) was the nerve center of that empire.
		Hampi is about 343 km from Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka; 254 km from Bijapur; and 74 km from Bellary.
		At Hampi, you will have a sad feeling to find so many ruins, which once were perhaps part of the most splendid cities of that time in this part of the globe.
	world.wikia.com /wiki/Hampi (278 words)

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		Hampi was the capital of the famous Vijayanagara Empire of south India.
		The road from Kamalapura to Hampi is close to most of the ruins.
		Hospet, the nearest railhead is 13 km from Hampi.
	www.humonline.com /node/travel/destinationdetail.aspx?id=41 (509 words)

	Hampi, Hampi, India
		We spent the last few days at Hampi, which is an ancient city and was the capital of South India during the 14th to 16th centuries.
		Hampi is one of the most spectacular ancient cities we have visited.
		The views from almost anywhere is stunning as Hampi is in a valley surrounded by granite hills and the ruins are visible from any vantage point.
	www.traveljournals.net /stories/10284.html (1043 words)

	HAMPI TRAVEL AND HOTEL GUIDE :: Travel made Easy
		Hampi is a lovely village located in northern Karnataka.
		Hampi is world famous for the temples and ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara empire.
		Hampi has various notable Hindu temples, some of them which are still active places of worship.
	www.travelmadeeasy.in /hampi.htm (447 words)

	Hampi travel,Hampi tourism,Hampi archaeology,hampi in karnataka,tour to hampi,historical sites in south India,hampi ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hampi, Vijaynagar - was once the capital of the largest Hindu empires in the Indian history.
		Hampi has become a thriving travelers center and most people stay at least a couple of days to soak up the atmosphere and explore the area.
		Hampi Bazaar and the small village of Kamalapuram to the south.
	www.tourmyindia.com /states/karnatka/hampi.html (476 words)

	Hampi,Hampi Karnataka,Monuments at Hampi,Archaeological Tour of India,Hampi Travel
		Traditionally known as Pampakshetra of Kishkindha, Hampi is situated on the southern bank of Tungabhadra.
		Temples of Hampi are noted for their large dimensions, florid ornamentation, bold and delicate carvings, stately pillars, magnificent pavilions and a great wealth of iconographic and traditional depictions, which include subjects from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
		Recent excavations at the Hampi have brought to light a large number of palatial complexes and basements of several platforms.
	www.indianmonumentsportal.com /archaelogical-excavations/hampi.html (485 words)

	Hampi Karnataka Archaeology, Archaeological Tours in Karnataka, Archaeology in Hampi Karnataka, Historic Ruins at ...
		Hampi, the land of surprises was founded in the middle of 14th Century by two local princes, Hakka and Bukka.
		The city was sacked pillaged and burnt in 1565 AD, after the combined attack of armies of Muslim Sultanates of the Deccan defeated the Vijayanagar Military Commander and the King fled the Capital.
		In an effort to resurrect this abandoned capital, the government has been involved in the restoration, excavation and protection of the ruins, which are spread over an area of 26 sq kms.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /karnataka/excavations/hampi.html (726 words)

	Hampi Travel, Tour Packages, Tours, Hotels, Holidays Or Vacation In Hampi
		Hampi, the former capital of the fabulously rich Vijayanagar empire is probably the closest you will get to the real adventure experience.
		On entering Hampi, one instantly comes to the main street, which was once the popular Hampi Bazaar and today is flanked on both sides by tiny establishments offering all kinds of cuisine right from Punjabi to Israeli, not to mention a similar diversity in curios.
		Hampi was the capital of the mighty Vijaynagar Empire.
	us.makemytrip.com /destination/hampi/hampi.htm (654 words)

	Archaeological Sites in Karnataka - Hampi
		Hampi, the land of surprises was founded in the middle of 14th Century by two local princes, Hakka and Bukka.
		The city was sacked pillaged and burnt in 1565 AD, after the combined attack of armies of Muslim Sultanates of the Deccan defeated the Vijayanagar Military Commander and the King fled the Capital.
		In an effort to resurrect this abandoned capital, the government has been involved in the restoration, excavation and protection of the ruins, which are spread over an area of 26 sq kms.
	www.hotelskarnataka.com /html/hampi.htm (671 words)

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