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HampiHISTORY Hampi, Vijaynagar - was once the capital of the largest Hindu empires in the Indian history. Founded by the Telugu princes Harihara and Bukka in 1336, it reached the height of its glory under Krisnadevaraya (1509-29) when it controlled the whole of peninsula, except for a string of commercial principalities along the Malbar coast. Hampi had trade connections with international markets. Hindu, Muslim and Jain religions were practiced. The Brahmins were a privileged class. Sati (during of the wife on husband's pyre) and Devdasi system (temple prostitution) were common and widely practiced. Brahmini inscriptions discovered on the site date the first settlement here back to the 1st century AD and suggest that there was a Buddhist center nearby. The empire came to a sudden end after the battle of Talikota when the city was ransacked by the confederacy of the Deccan Sultans.
ABOUT HAMPI Hampi, are one of the
most fascinating historical sites
in
south India. The superb ruins are set in a strange and beautiful boulder strewn
landscape which has an almost magical quality.
PLACES TO EAT Hampi Bazaar There are plenty of simple restaurants and soft-drink stalls on the main street of Hampi Bazaar. Sri Venkateshwara It is most established restaurant and it serves Tiffin and western snacks at lunch and thails in the evening.
TRAVEL INFO Buses run roughly along the 13 km stretch between Hampi Bazaar
and Hospet. The first bus from Hospet is at 6.30
am, and the last one back
leaves Hampi at 8.30 pm. There are also regular buses between Hospet and
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