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India In View-I
India has a culture heritage of around 3000 years and contains a number of places where civilizations have existed from time to time. Archeology and History study are one
of my hobbies. From time to time I use to take a time out and go for excursion to these sites.
Recently I thought of having my adventures shared via this website. The current page is a step in this direction.
Hampi DeMystified
"Hampi" the financial capital of the Vijaynagar Empire (1400-1600AD) is situated in the heart of Karnataka, near the current Bellary district. The empire was on its peak during the rule of Krishna Dev Raya-II with ministers like Tanali Rama in his ministry. This page contains the details of the temples of Hampi, now declared as a World heritage centre as well.
The temples of Hampi shows the form of Indian civil Engineering existing at that time. The entires temples were made of stones (mostly in one piece). The buldings contains the stone pillers through which one can makeout the tunes of various instruments like sitar, drum-set, etc.
The entire city was as per vaastu. So the tunes that was played can be heard even upto 4KM in radius.
The economy of those days were basically agarian based. The agricultural produces were sold in terms of the gold and those golds were placed inside the temples or decorated on the idols as ornaments inside the temples. More the gold, more was the prosperity.
The empire lost its glory after 1600 AD. Most of the empire was ruined by the invasions of the Bhamani and Mughal empires.
Still the archeology of this place depicts the best of the Indian engineering at those times.
This place also have an illustration in the Ramayana (an epic of hindu philosophy). This place was called as "Khiskindha" (of Hanuman and Sugriva fame).
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Entrance Of The Main Temple of Hampi
Still this temple contains some unique piece of Indian Structual Engineering.
The entrance itself has got 10 floors.
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Images on the Main Entrance.
The carvings depicts the illustrations of some temple guards |
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The Main Temple
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Idol Inside the Temple
This is a dancing idol of natraj inside the temple |
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Lotas Mahal
The queens of Krishna Dev Raya used to take rest here. It is said that they were excellent dancers as well. The building is 12 faced and symmetrical from either side. |
Idol of Narsimha
This is a place where in olden days people use to dance and celebrate the birth |
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Royal Elephant Caves
Place where royal elephants stayed. |
Interior Of Musical Temple At Hampi
This temple has the buildings made up of only stones. The pillers are designed in such a way that people can play different sounds of the instruments from them. At one time, the tunes made from these pillers can be heard for over a distance of 4 KM |
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The Stone Chariot At the Musical Temple
This is an ideal replica of a Chariot. It has rotating wheels. The ball-bearings are made up of stones too. |
A Sample Piller Of The Musical Temple
The Carving at the piller depicts that tune of sitar can be played from it. |
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Carving at the Musical Temple
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Impression On A Piller In Musical Temple
This piller can play the tunes of "Gatam" (Drum set) |
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