Hanuman - the Monkey God Seeing as it was our last night in Hampi and we needed to catch a train the day after next, in Hospet, we decided to change hotels, let me tell you we’ll never forget this day, or rather the morning after. After an amazing tour through the old cities of Hampi, our guide Rajnu had suggested we head up to the holy temple of Hanuman - the monkey god of strength. The temple is of much significance to the Hindu peoples, as it is the birth place of this super strong, face of a monkey, body of a man, God. And what a place to be born, atop of a peak overlooking the whole of Hampi, and which is only accessible via the infamous 1000 step staircase into the clouds. So
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