Virupaksha Temple

Hampi

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January 6th 2011
Hampi - 6th-7th January 2011 Day 13 - Hampi After 10ish hours on the overnight train 9pm dep arrive 8am then auto rickshaws for 20kms in what felt like freezing conditions (probably 20 degrees!) we find ourselves at a lake, where the locals are having their morning bath, alongside what looks like an extremely old, massive elephant - as you do!!! The boys and girls wash separately (of course) ... 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