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Hampi
Also known as Hampi Group of Monuments, Group of Monuments at Hampi, Vijayanagara ruins, Bhaskara-kshetra, Kishkindha-kshetra, Hampe, Pampa-kshetra,
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Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, consisting of a group of ancient monuments that have been sacred to Hinduism for centuries, mentioned in texts like the Ramayana and the Puranas. Today it remains an active religious center, home to the functioning Virupaksha Temple and other historic structures from the old city.
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- UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
- Groups of Monuments at Hampi
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.location
- Hampi (town), Vijayanagara district, Karnataka, India
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 241
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 1986
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.danger
- 1999–2006
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.area
- 4,187.24 ha
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.buffer_zone
- 19,453.62 ha
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.locmapin
- India Karnataka#India
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.map_caption
- Location of Hampi in Karnataka, India
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32 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- Ancient to 14th century CE
- 14th century and after
- Archaeological site
- Description
- List of attractions
- Hindu temples and monuments
- Virupaksha temple and market complex
- Krishna temple, market, Narasimha and linga
- Achyutaraya temple and market complex
- Vitthala temple and market complex
- Hemakuta hill monuments
- Hazara Rama temple
- Kodandarama temple and riverside monuments
- Pattabhirama temple complex
- Mahanavami platform, public square complex
- Water infrastructure
- Fountains and community kitchen
- Elephant stables and enclosure
- Other Hindu temples and monuments
- Jain monuments
- Ganagitti temple complex
- Other Jain temples and monuments
- Muslim monuments
- Ahmad Khan mosque and tomb
- Reception
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Hampi or Hampe (), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra. Hampi continues as a religious centre, with the Virupaksha Temple, an active Adi Shankara-linked monastery and various monuments belonging to the old city.
Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565 (as Vijayanagara), when it was abandoned. It was a fortified city. Chronicles left by Persian and European travellers, particularly the Portuguese, say that Hampi was a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. Hampi-Vijayanagara is estimated to be the world's second-largest city by 1500, after Beijing, and probably India's richest at that time, attracting traders from Persia and Portugal. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim sultanates; its capital was conquered, pillaged and destroyed by Muslim armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.
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