Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2

Places i visited on the Mainland

The Ruins (Blast from the past)

1. Under Ground Shiva Temple

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Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 2/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma

2. Lotus Temple and Elephant Stable

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 3/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Lotus Temple

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 4/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Telescopic Arch views from all sides

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 5/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Elephant's Stable

3. Hazara-Rama Temple

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 6/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Over a 1000 rama figures etched on the boundary wall

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 7/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Main entrance

4. Pushkarni - The lotus bath pond

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There were a lot of other places with similar ponds.

5. The Vitthala Temple Complex

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 9/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Structures inspired by the sun temple

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 10/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Cascaded layers and structures.

The most interesting thing i discovered was that the pillars could produce sound of different kinds and frequencies. They would play a full beat back in the day and had the queen and other women dance to their tunes.

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 11/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — Vishnu Temple

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6. Laxmi Narsimha Temple and Badaviling Temple

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 13/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — The famous Narsimha figure (restored)

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 14/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — The huge Shivalinga carved out of a single rock.

7. Matanga Hill

Photo of Solo Tripping - Hampi Diaries - Part 2 15/15 by Vinayak Shanker Sharma — The last shot