You are here: Destinations > Asia > India > Karnataka > Hospet > Travel Blog Entries > Hampi is an open-air ... > Photos

TRAVEL BLOG PHOTO GALLERY

Photos of Hospet

from the travel blog entry Hampi is an open-air museum
by Karen Watkins about a trip to Hospet

An overview of Hampi's open-air museum with Virupaksha Temple towering over all (Craig's pic)	The Thungabada River and the ferry on the shore of Hampi Village	Virupaksha Temple towers over the area in Hampi Village	First night and watching the sunset from Hemakaku Hill, Hampi Village
Entering the 50m, 11-storey high, Virupaksha Temple	People buy items to offer to the gods - cocnut, incense, flowers....	There is a confusion of gods in Virupaksha Temple, Hampi Village	And some people pray at this stone in Virupaksha Temple, Hampi Village
And for only Rs1 you can be blessed by the cute Lakshmi - surely the happiest elephant in the world	Next day we saw Lakshmi being washed in the river, while others also washed	And she even took time to bless someone while enjoying her ablutions......	.......as an oracle (fishing vessel) floated past
Next day we spent the morning cycling around the area. See how the temples blend in with the ...	The stone charriot at Vittala Temple is fascinating - the wheels used to turn	A corridor of stone blocks at Vittala Temple (pic by Craig)	We cycled through Talari Gate more easily than this bus
The Lotus Mahal in the city compund was beautiful	Carved and decorated arches of the Lotus Mahal	But the Elephant Stables, in the same compound, are truly magnificent