Under the impressive rule of Krishnadevaraya and Achutaraya Hampi florished, it was the capital city for generations of strong Hindu rulers. The beauty and glory of Hampi is described by the visitors in their records. Per history, it took five deccan muslim sultans together to defeat the army of Vijayanagara. The city was pillaged, and the Hindu structures were senselessly destroyed. The temples of glorious past still stand with proud beauty though inner sanctums are empty. Well, not completely empty! Now, they are homes for bats.
I visited almost every temple (and also other monuments) in Hampi, both functioning and non-functioning. And I feel ... the destruction of anything is not complete! The debris, the memories, the legends remain for ages to tell the true story!
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Yes these architecturally wonderful monuments are incredibly beautiful & majestic even in state of ruin.
Hampi is my all time favorite but I have never seen a blog post with bats in the title. :D
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Hampi is my all time favorite but I have never seen a blog post title with bats :D
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did you think they were exotic or just creepy?
@Ramakrishnan: Rightly said!
@Sneo: Hmmm, yeah! Hampi deserves better. I am coming up with another series on Hampi, each monument explained!
Bats were creepy!
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