Badami

Badami or Vatapi was the center of ancient Chalukyan glory. It was home to several rock-cut temples and structural temples

Badami is located at a distance of about 500 km from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka and is well connected by road

Badami was the headquarters of the Early Chalukyas, who ruled much of Karnataka [...]

A temple, Hampi

A temple at Hampi.

Queen’s palace, Hampi

Lotus mahal: shaped like a lotus flower from top, this two-story structure has beautiful arc ways set in geometric regularity. It was an air-cooled summer palace of the queen.

Queen’s palace, Hampi

Lotus mahal: shaped like a lotus flower from top, this two-story structure has beautiful arc ways set in geometric regularity. It was an air-cooled summer palace of the queen.

Royal pond, Hampi

One of the beautiful remains in the Durbar area is tile Stepped Tank built in chlorite schist, used by the royals and for religious purposes. The small but neat tank is about 22 square meters and about 7 meters deep.
It has five distinct tiers, each fitted with steps set in a pleasing pattern. The mason [...]

Elephant stable, Hampi

Located outside the Zenana Enclosure, on the East, is an oblong structure of considerable size, called the Elephant stables. Among the many civil structures of the place, this building is a fine example of Indo-Islamic style of architecture.
It has a greater Islamic character about it. The building consists of eleven large rooms with very high [...]

Ugra Narasimha, Hampi

This image of Lakshmi-Narasimha, popularly called Ugranarasimha, meaning Narasimha of terrifying countenance, is hewn out of a rock in-situ. According to an inscription…
found here, it was executed in 1528 A.D. during the rule of Krishnadevaraya. Originally, the icon bore a smaller image of Lakshmi sitting on his lap. This gigantic image, 6.7 meters in height, [...]

Virupaksha temple, Hampi

The Virupaksha temple is located at the foot of the hill called Hemakuta Hill is the core of the village of Hampi. The temple, often called Pampapathi temple, is the most sacred of the temples of this place
Historically speaking, this temple has an uninterrupted history from about the 7th century. The temple contains the shirines [...]

Stone charriot, Hampi

The most splendid monument of Hampi is undoubtedly the Vithala Temple Complex with its 56 musical pillars.
o the east of the hall is the famous Stone Chariot with… stone wheels that actually revolve. In front of the shrine stands the great mantapa. Resting on a richly sculpted basement, its roof is supported by huge pillars [...]