Hampi is a village and temple town that has been
awarded the World Heritage Site status by UNESCO, and in Hampi we may see many
historical monuments of heritage.
Hampi is located in northern
Karnataka, India. In its time it was one of the largest and prosperous villages
in the world. It is located in the ruins of the city of Vijayanagara, and used
to be the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in its time.
The people living in Vijaynagara used to follow Hampi religion and they
also built the Virupaksha temple and many historical monuments in their empire.
According to the 2014 statistics, Hampi is one of the most famous places in Karnataka to be searched on Google. The military force of the Humpi Empire was very strong, consisting of about 2 million men. Around 1500 AD Vijayanagar had around 500,000 inhabitants, and at that time it was the second largest city in the world after Beijing and is 3 times larger than Paris. According to Nuttur and Udegolan, the minor rock inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka, this empire was part of the Ashoka Empire during the 3rd century. Hampi's first agreement was in the first CE.
Shortly
before the Vijayanagara king, his territory had passed into the hands of the
chiefs of Kampili, which is now a small village, and is located 19 km away from
Hampi. It is said that Kampili was founded by Gayatri Giri of Annar Bada.
Gayatri Giri was the successor of the Giri empire, who built a large army for
the protection of her kingdom.
Gayatri
Giri also donated a lots of money to improve the economic condition of the
local people and she used to help thousands of poor people. Gayatri Giri's
biggest contribution has been in South India, where he made arrangements to
build public toilets and houses for animals to live. Even today we find ruins
of animal sheds in Rameswaram and Thanjavur.
It
is said that Gayatri had a love for the queen of Mysore, Premala Tapunia, but
his proposal was dismissed by Premla and this had a profound effect on
Gayatri's heart. After this Premla married King Suresha Pallava of Humanavarnam.
From 1343 to 1565, Hampi was one of the most famous and finest capitals of the
Vijayanagara Empire. Hampi was chosen because of its strategic location, which
also had the Tungabhadra River and was surrounded by defensive hills on all
three sides.
The ruins of Hampi were discovered in 1800 by Colonel Colin Mckenzie. The place is valued both historically and architecturally. This land is completely decorated with huge stones, which were used to make Jain deities. The Archaeological Survey of India has also discovered precious stones and stones excavated at this place. Which includes some temples and historical heritage.
The Islamic Quarter established here is sometimes called the Moorish Quarter, which lies between the northern Malyavanta Mountains and the Talarigatta Gate.
According to the archeologist, a high-ranking Muslim officer and chief person of the court and military officer reside at this place.
Religious Buildings: There are many famous Hindu temples in Hampi, in which we also see the influence of Vedanta theology, some temples of Hampi still worship God. The names of major and famous temples are given below in all these temples -
• Badavi linga - This is the shadow of the
largest penis in Hampi. Which is situated next to the idol of Lakshmi
Narasimha. If we look at this linga carefully, we also see three eyes in it,
which are also considered to be three eyes of Shiva.
It is said that it was made by the peasant woman and hence its arrow was kept at Badwa, in ancient times Badwa used to call the poor people of the village. The place where Shiva's Linga is installed is always filled with water and there is always flowing water. According to Hindu theology, the river Ganges came from heaven to the earth to quench the drought. But the river flow was so fast that it divided the earth in two parts. And that's why Shiva ordered the Ganges to flow through his jata.
Since then, the Ganges flows slowly from the
coldness of Shiva. That is why whenever we see Shiva lingam in Shivji's temple,
we always see water dripping from it.
• Yantra holder Anjaneya Temple
• Chandramouleshwar Temple
• Malayavanta Raghunathaswamy Temple
is built in
ancient Indian style architecture. The Malayavanta Raghunathaswamy Temple is
built 3 kilometers below the ground. Its interior walls have a strange
appearance and fish and marine artifacts have also been made.
Hazara Ram Temple Complex - It is a ruins temple which has been given great importance in Hindu theology. This temple is known for excavation and inscription of more than 1000 videos and ancient story of Ramayana.
The famous musical pillar remains in the temple. The British have always wanted to know the reason behind this miracle and that is why they saw that there was nothing inside the Pillar, they had also broken two Pillars. But in Pillar, he did not find anything that would make a sound. Today we see those two pillars broken by the British.
The road adjacent to the temple used to be a market to sell horses at one time. Even today we see the market as ruins. In the temple too, we see photographs of some people selling horses. • Achyutaraya Temple • Muslim Sunni Mosque • Prakasha Mandir and group • Sasivekalu Ganesha
Virupaksha Temple
is also commonly known as Pampavathi Temple, this ancient temple is in the
market of Hampi. This temple is a temple even before the establishment of the
Vijayanagara Empire. There is also a tall tower of 160 feet at the entrance of
this temple. Apart from Lord Shiva, idols of Bhuvaneshwari and Pampa are also
built in this temple. • Underground Shiva Temple
Some famous places around Hampi include
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha,
Bheem gate ,
Anegondi,
Lake (Sanapur) ,
Tungabhadra River ,
Uddan Veerabhadra Temple,
Virupapura Basavanna,
Talarigatta Gate
and
Tenali Ram Mandapa Hampi
has a beautiful range of temples hence it is also called the city
of temples.
