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Museum
Rank 1
Ranked 1 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Museum
- Entry: Paid
The museum that is run by the government has many different things that were discovered while excavating the site. The museum is a small one. It has about two models of Hampi that show the topography of Hampi.
The museum is comprised of four sections. They include the models, daily use...
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Virupaksha Temple
Rank 2
Ranked 2 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
The Virupaksha temple, the most famous and important temple of Hampi, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is situated very close to the Tungabhadra River. The local bus also stops close by. It is one of India’s oldest functioning temples, since the 7th century AD, the time when it was...
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Vijaya Vittala Temple
Rank 3
Ranked 3 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
Originally built in the 15th century A D, Vittala Temple is one of the most popular attractions in Hampi’s. Built in a rich architectural style, this spectacle is in an expansive campus with compound walls and towers as gateways. Also constructed along are many temples, pavilions and...
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Mahanavami Dibba
Rank 4
Ranked 4 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Monument
The Mahanavami Dibba is the tallest structure that can be observed in the enclosure. Three layers make up this square structure. The top can be reached by two stair cases Which has carvings of elephants, horses and others on the front. The back portion of the structure has a twin staircase...
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Narasimha Temple
Rank 5
Ranked 5 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
The Narasimha temple is built on the Gandhamadana hill facing the Tungabhadra River. It is also referred to as the Jain temple. The shrine has no idols and so, it has become difficult to determine the main deity of the temple though it is believed that the temple is of the Vaishnavites....
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Zenana Enclosure
Rank 6
Ranked 6 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Palace
- Entry: Paid
The Zenana Enclosure was initially a place that was restricted to the entry of royal women only. The enclosure has a huge wall to protect the harem and to the south-east corner, there is the famous Lotus Mahal.
The Lotus Mahal was built in the shape of the lotus. The building is 2...
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Hazara Rama Temple
Rank 7
Ranked 7 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
The Hazara Ramaswamy temple is located at the heart of the historical town of Hampi. It is a small temple in comparison with the others at Hampi. The outside walls of the temple are decorated with sequences from the Ramayana. Till now, this is the only temple with such carvings on the outside...
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Underground Temple
Rank 8
Ranked 8 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
This large Underground Temple
is dedicated to Lord Shiva as Prasanna Virupaksha and was built many meters below the
ground level. For this reason, almost all the time the sanctum and the core
parts of the temple are under water, restricting entry to the inner areas. A
water canal system too...
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Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple
Rank 9
Ranked 9 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
The Sasivekalu Ganesha temple is located at the southern foot of Hemakuta hill. The Ganesha idol here is a monolith that has close resemblance to mustard seeds owing to which, the locals call the Deity, Sasivekalu Ganesha, in the local language, Kannada.
Owing to popular legends that the...
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Lotus Palace
Rank 10
Ranked 10 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Palace
- Entry: Paid
Near the Hazara
Ram Temple,
in the walled area of zenana (women's quarters), there is an exquisite pavilion
called the Lotus Palace. It is believed that the women of
the royal family, who lived in the nearby Queens' Palace, disported themselves
in the water pavilion within their protected...
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Talarigatta Gate
Rank 11
Ranked 11 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Monument
The Talarigatta Gate is an arched structure, close to which the coracle ferry passes. This was one of the most important entrances to the empire.
The gate is in a damaged condition. There is a small Hanuman temple close to it. The Talarigatta Gate was once used as a toll gate, during the...
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Stone Doors
Rank 12
Ranked 12 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Monument
The Stone Doors are situated close to the Queen’s bath at the Royal Enclosure. This particular place is located somewhere near the north-west corner and the track of mud at the Royal Enclosure.
The brown grey background camouflages the doors. The original location as to where the...
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Achyutraya Temple
Rank 13
Ranked 13 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
Achyutraya temple has a modern look from the other temples of the empire. This temple was probably one of the last temples built before the empire of Vijayanagara was wiped out.
The temple was constructed by a high official of Achutha Raya’s court that is dedicated to Lord...
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Virupaksha Bazaar
Rank 14
Ranked 14 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Entertainment
The Virupaksha Bazaar is a long street, almost a kilometre long, close to the Virupaksha temple. The east end of the temple ends at the Matunga hill.
Both the sides of the street are colourful and lined with old pavilions. Some of these pavilions are two storied. These were once...
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Palace of Vira Harihara
Rank 15
Ranked 15 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Palace
- Entry: Paid
The Palace of Vira Harihara is located at the south end of the Hazara Ramaswamy temple. Only the ground level structure is left now. This palace also had a few residential complexes. Their ruins are also in bad condition.
The entry to the building is through the eastern side of the wall....
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Purandaradasa Mantapa
Rank 16
Ranked 16 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Historic
The Purandaradasa Mantapa is an elevated pavilion found near the Vijaya Vittala temple. According to a popular folklore, the great saint poet Purandaradasa who is known to have composed about 75,000 songs once upon a time, sat here and sang songs in praise of his favourite god, Vittala. ...
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Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy
Rank 17
Ranked 17 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Temple
Built and constructed in accordance to the Dravidian
style of architecture, the Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy temple, 3 Km down the
road from Kamalapur to Hampi, has peculiar and interesting motifs of fish and
marine creatures adorning its inner walls.
A
steep road leads to the temple...
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Gejjala Mantapa
Rank 18
Ranked 18 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Historic
The Gejjala Mantapa is associated with religious importance and the Vittala temple. This was once used as a place to keep idols of gods during the many festivals.
With the open pavilion and some pillars in addition to the elevation, the Mantapa is peculiar in nature. This monument is...
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Coracle Crossings
Rank 19
Ranked 19 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Ghat
- Entry: Paid
Coracle is a small boat that was, and still is, used to travel from one side to the other. There are three places where the coracle crossings were in use, the first one being at the Virupaksha temple near the Ghat or bathing place to cross from the Virupapur Gadde. Tourists are also given a ride...
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Courtesan's Street
Rank 20
Ranked 20 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Street
Courtesan’s Street is near the Achutha Raya temple. There are many pillars that stand on either side of the street which were once parts of the pavilions.
It is said that this street was loaded with many precious items such as gems, ivory, etc. The street is 50 m wide and almost...
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Ahmed Khan's Mosque and Tomb
Rank 21
Ranked 21 of 21Places to Visit in Hampi
- Type: Mosque
The tomb and mosque of Ahmed Khan is in the Islamic quarter and can be seen on the way to the Vijaya Vittala temple.
It is a cubical tomb that has pillars carved with different designs and has a flat roof that often looks like a Jain or Hindu temple. The style of Muslim architecture has...
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