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Temple ruins, Hampi
Hampi, India
Temple complex, Hampi, India
Destroyed by an alliance of Deccani sultans, Hampi was once the centre of the Vijayanagar empire.
Today this rambling ghost city next to the Tungabhadra River attracts a trickle of pilgrims and tourists who make the journey across the Deccan plateau or from Goa.
Farmers have revived the irrigation channels, so that rice and banana plantations fill every cultivable spot between the sprawling ruins and giant boulders.
We recommend a minimum of two days to explore the ruins of temples, elephant stables and sculptures in an area inhabited largely only by monkeys and cave-dwelling sadhus.
Stone chariot, Hampi
Views over Hampi
Take time to explore some of Rajasthan's untouched and beautiful rural areas and you are likely to get an insight into life as it was pre-independence, as many people still live a very traditional way of life.
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