Hampi. A mythical landscape scattered with huge granite boulders balanced precariously on each other and held together by mythology and history. Bisected by the Tungabhadra and ancient irrigation canals that create a sliver of blue and green across the rugged terrain, this is a land imbued with the presence of gods, goddesses, and heroes. Spread across this are the ruins of a magnificent city once described as the best-provided city in the world.
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Water, Stone, and Empire: Reading Vijayanagara in the Evolve Back Kamalapura Palace
Published on: 18/09/2025 | Contributors: Anirudh Kanisetti & Vikram Nanjappa
Step out from the cool embrace of your villa, and the heat is the first thing that strikes you — the same sharp, dry warmth, with its distant hint of spice, that the rulers of Vijayanagara felt five hundred years ago.
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A Monument of Motion and Stillness
Published on: 12/08/2025 | Contributors: Gowri Subramanya & Ashish Parmar
The Stone Chariot is one of the most photographed monuments in Hampi. It stands in the courtyard of the Vijaya Vittala Temple, carved with detail and precision, positioned squarely in front of the temple’s main structure.
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Hampi Wasn’t Built in a Day
Published on: 14/07/2025 | Contributors: Gowri Subramanya