Hampi - Virupaksha Temple

Hampi

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December 8th 2006
Totally by chance, we arrived in Hampi to find that a festival in full swing. Although small by Indian standards, there were thousands of people in the Virupaksha temple where candles were lit and later there was a procession through the streets headed by an elephant. Totally amazing - the pics really don't do it justice. 😊 ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more