Hampi World Heritage Site: Flooded in Karnataka Rains

Recently, most of the monuments at the World Heritage Site of Hampi were flooded with the release of water from Tungabhadra reservoir in Karnataka.

Group of Monuments at Hampi

  • The grandiose site of Hampi comprises mainly of the remnants of the Capital City ofVijayanagara Empire (14th-16th Cent CE), located in the Tungabhadra basin in Bellary District.
  • Some of the notable structures at Hampi are:
  1. Virupaksha Temple (Pampavathi Temple): Dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, the patron diety of the Vijaynagara empire.
  2. Vitthla temple complex: Dedicated to Lord Vitthala, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and consists of pillared halls and the colossal stone chariot.
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