15) Hampi - the capital of a forgotten empire

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March 9th 2005

Published: March 9th 2005

The train from Bangalore took us to Hospet, the nearest railway station to Hampi. Although it offers more varied accommodation than Hampi, we decided to establish ourselves as close to the attractions as possible. Hampi is a mecca for backpackers, without the tourists the village would not even exist. There are no hotels in the strict sense, only a couple of private houses, which offer rooms on th... Read Full Entry

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Queen's Bath

A queen deserves something as beautiful as this, doesn't she?

My Queen

Getting ready for the evening bath

Lotus Mahal

Outstanding example of Muslim architecture

Doorway

A door is a door is a door...

Elephant Stables

The royal elephants also had a right for splendid lodging

Cotton picking

Klaudia is considering a new future career

Banana plantations

We were quite hungry, but unfortunayely the bananas were not ripe yet

Wade in the water

Oh yes, the temperature is juuust right

Waterfall

The waterfall was not very high but lovely all the same

Diving

Splish splash Stephan is having a bath!

Boat on the river

These boats are made of reed and sealed against the water with tar. Everything is transported on them, men, cattle and even motor bikes

Elephant bathing

A temple elephant leads a hard life and is rewarded with a nice bath in the evening

Puja

Crowd around the deity's statue at the puja

Elephant blessing

One of a temple elephant's tasks

Goodbye Hampi

Take a last look at fascinating Hampi

11th September 2005

ch.krishna chand B.Arch
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useful for architecture
i also visited hampi with my friends as a study tour.the photos you are of very useful for us in architectural point of view.thank you

26th February 2010

bhogireddy
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excellent photos, i like to see more photos

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