Hemakuta Hill (Hampi) | interesting place

India / Karnataka / Kamalapuram / Hampi
 hill, interesting place
The hill is situated to the south of Hampi village. It bears several small temples that predate the construction of Vijayanagara as the capital of the empire, some being as early as the 10th century. The hill was fortified when the main city was constructed, and a number of more recent temples, tanks, entrances, and gopurams exist on the hill, some of which were never completed.

The picture gives the view northeast from the Hemakut hill towards the Virupaksha bazaar, the antique mainstreet. The big temple(the Virupaksha Swami) is just left of the picture.
For more pictures like this one go to www.papekraai.nl
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijayanagara#Hemakuta_Hill
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Coordinates:   15°19'58"N   76°27'35"E
This article was last modified 14 years ago