Leg 2 - Anegudi and Hampi

Stayed in this lovely homestay @Anegudi which is a handicraft town with some interesting places to see!

With this beautiful sit out to have fast and dinner under the open skies


We visited the cave that Vali supposedly was locked inside by Sugreev (that lead to their discord) in Anegudi

Next landmark in Anegudi was the supposed place of birth of Hanuman called Anjanadri hills, where Anjana prayed for a baby

We also walked in hot sun and saw some ruins of Saraswathi temple and queens bath

We even saw an interesting sculpture of master Shifu in these ruins

ChandraSekhar Kovil next to Saraswati Kovil in Anegundi

The famous stone chariot with Garudan inside (Close to Vittala temple!)

Acc. to our guide, this is a 3 way sculpture of 2 lions, 5kg crown (given to Virupaksha lord and Tirupathi Perumal)

This is written in old Kannada

Close to Lotus temple, elephant stables in the royal enclosure

The smaller ruins closer to Vittala temple

Acc. to our guide, the tower of Vittala was made with bricks that were blown away being lighter than stone. While the rest of the palace, stone pillars and all were burnt by invaders 

Pushkarani, or thoppakolam where the diety was placed during temple festivals

Kudrekumbh which is 4 horses holding the palace

The Lakshmi-Nirasamha who became Ugra Nirasamha, thanks to the invaders

Not just the man-made, the natural beauty was breathtaking in Hampi as well

                                                         Oldest living temple - Virupaksha




















 

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