Vittala temple | Stone chariot Hampi | Hampi tourism E6 | Karnataka Tourism | Steps Together
Hampi tourist places Episode 6: This vlog is all about one of the iconic symbols of Karnataka Tourism, Stone chariot and musical pillars of Vitthala temple, Hampi.
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Vijaya Vittala temple
Vijaya Vittala temple is the most spectacular and the must-visit temple of Hampi. This temple houses the world-renowned marvel “Stone Chariot” and musical pillars which attract huge crowd from around the world. The temple is about 22 km from Sanapura lake and we reached at 11 AM. The vehicle entry near the temple complex is banned in order to protect it from pollution. One has to stop the vehicle in the parking lot which is about 1 km from the temple and need to take the battery operated vehicle or bus service to go to the temple. The ticket price for this service is 20 Rs/person. You can even opt for walking if you are okay with getting sunburned. One of the advantages of a walk from the parking lot to the temple is that you get to explore Gejjala Mandapa, Kudure Bombe Mantapa, and Vittala Bazar.
Opening hours: 10 AM to 5.30 PM
Entrance fee: 30 Rs (This ticket is valid for both Zenana closure and Vittala temple if used on the same day)
This masterpiece of Vijayanagara dynasty was built around 15th century AD during the reign of King Devaraya II (1422 - 1446 AD). Several portions of the temple were expanded and enhanced during the reign of Krishnadevaraya (1509 - 1529 AD). The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the form of Vittala. As soon as you enter the temple complex, you would be mesmerized with its huge area containing architectural marvels.
The stone chariot kept in front of the temple attracts you like a magnet and you cannot miss striking a pose with this precious monument. The temple built in the form of the chariot is the proof of supreme craftsmanship of the Vijayanagara empire. This is one of the only three famous stone chariots in India, the other two being in Konark and Mahabalipuram. It is believed that the wheels of this stone chariots used to be rotated during olden days. The art sculpted on this chariot is truly a treat for eyes.
The temple complex has many pillared Mandapas with extremely well-carved pillars. The most important among them is the main Mandapam which has musical pillars. It contains 56 musical pillars, 40 of which are regularly disposed to form an aisle while the remaining 16 form a rectangular court in the centre. When you gently tap them, it emits soothing musical notes, hence the name. Very unfortunately, we could not witness this unique phenomenon as the main Mandapam was under renovation and public entry was restricted. We felt very sad about missing this. We visited the other main attractions – the Amman shrine, 100 pillared halls, and marriage hall. We spent a lot of time appreciating the monuments and then left at 12.15 PM.
King's Balance
A little walk from the Vittala temple complex is the King’s balance. We did not find this a very interesting attraction. It consists of a 12 feet stone beam at a height of 15 feet supported by long granite pillars. It looks more like an archway now. However, in olden days, the balance was used by the king to weigh himself with gold, gems, silver and precious stones and distributed to the temple priests on certain occasions like Solar or Lunar eclipse, New Year's Day, Coronation day etc.
We waited for the battery operated car at the Vittala temple complex for about 15 mins and reached the parking lot at 12.45 PM. Then, we headed towards Mango Tree restaurant for lunch.
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Hampi: UNESCO World Heritage Site: Complete travel guide
Complete Travel guide in Chronological order, so that you do not miss any sites in Hampi. I have captured the most popular and must see sites in Hampi. As there are tons of other sites, its very hard to cover them all in the video. So below is the bigger list of sites in Hampi.
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1. Archeological Museum
Pattabhi Rama Temple
Domed Gateway
Bhima’s Gate
Ganagitti Temple
Malayavanta Raghunatha Temple
Talarigatta Gate
Gejjala Mantapa
Kuduregombe Mantapa
Lakshmi Temple
Inscribed Vishnu Temple
Vittala Temple
King’s Balance
Two Storied Gateway
Purandaradasa Mantapa
Ancient Bridge
Chandramouliswara Temple
Sugreevas Cave
Riverside Ruins
Varaha Temple
Rangatha Temple
Chakratirtha
Kodandarama Temple
Yantrodharaka Anjaneya Temple
Monolithic Bull
Courtesans Street
Achyuta Rayas Temple
Veerabhadra Temple
Hampi Bazaar
Virupaksha Temple
Hemakuta Temples
Sasivekalu Ganesha
Kadalekalu Ganesha
Krishna Temple
Badavilinga Temple
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Chandikesvara Temple
Saraswathi Temple
Uddana Veerabhadra Temple
Kampa Bhupa’s Path
Manmatha Tank Shrines
Large Stone Trough
Pan Supari Bazaar
Ranga Temple
Pattanada Yellamma Temple
Tenali Rama Pavilion
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Rayappa Kasi Vittala Bazaar,, Hampi, 2016
This is one of the many ancient bazaars (market) in Hampi. As the name indicates, Vittala Bazaar is attached to the iconic Vittala Temple. This street is still intact and functional.
You can even see the ruins of pavilions that was once part of the market and homes.
The bazaar is in a general east-west orientation parallel to the Thungabhadra River nearby. On either sides of the bazaar are chains of boulder hills. The river and the boulder hills make an interesting natural backdrop form the bazaar. At the west end of the Vittala Bazaar is the Vittala Temple; at the east is a pavilion called the Gejjala Mantapa. The motorable road is at the Gejjala Mantapa end. You'll be taking the Talarighatta ferry road from Kamalapura. The road goes through the Talarighata gate (a fort like archway) and a little ahead turn left to the mud road. You'll see a signboard directing for Vittala temple and Gejjala Mantapa. A little ahead you'll see the Gejjala Mantapa. You are now practically on the bazaar street. You'll go right through the Vittala Bazaar and the road ends at the Vittala Temple.
HAMPI INDIEN | Ein Juwel aus Ruinen
Hampi, Indien. Wirklich ein Juwel voller Ruinen. Sie waren überall zu sehen. Wir wollten die bekanntesten und schönsten unter ihnen besichtigen. Im Vijaya Vittala Temple wurden wir fündig. Doch wir sahen heute jede Menge mehr vom Leben in Hampi. Ein langer und spannender Tag, voller einzigartiger Momente Indiens stand uns bevor.
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Most important places to visit in Hampi | The ruins of Hampi | Hampi iternary
Day 0
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11.30 PM - Board the bus from Bangalore
Day 1:
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7:00 AM - Reach Hospet bus stop. Take an auto to the homestay in New Hampi, 10kms from Hospet
8:00 AM : Reach the homestay - Dream homestay in New Hampi. It is 4kms from virupaksha temple, old Hampi
9:00 AM : Freshen up and start your trip. Ask the homestay guy to arrange an auto. They will hire an auto for full day, costs around 1200Rs per day
9.30 AM: Have breakfast at Archana Guest House, next to virupaksha temple
Places to visit in Hampi :
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10:00 AM : Virupaksha temple. Beware of monkeys here. If you are travelling for the first time to Hampi then it’s recommended to hire a guide at the entrance of the temple. You will find many guides waiting for tourists. They charge based on number of people. We were 2 and he charged 1600 per day to show entire Hampi. For groups they charge 2-2.2k.
10:00 AM - Virupaksha temple - (3 faced Nandi , Badami main bazar , kadle kaalu Ganesha , Sasive kaalu Ganesha )
1:00 PM - Krishna temple
1:15 pm - Lakshmi Narasimha And Immersed Shiva temple
1:45 PM - Underground shiva temple
2:00 pm - Zanana enclosure (basement of queen’s palace, lotus mahal, watch tower,
elephants stable)
3:00 PM - Lunch at Tamarind Tree hotel. There is a wash room and you can even
freshen up here
3:30PM - start to Vithala temple (gejjala temple,Vithala temple, musical pillars and
stone chariot)
5:30 PM - Royal enclosure (aqueduct and canal , water tank, secret meeting spots,
ruined Sabha Mantapa, lathe machine kept outside)
5:45 PM - small hill trek to see sunset. Sun sets btw 6-6:10PM
6:30PM - watch night view of Virupaksha temple from top
6:45 PM - Hampi shopping bazar, take a stroll on the shopping street
7:30 PM - Dinner at Ganesh Chillout
Day 2:
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8:00 AM - pickup from homestay - Breakfats on the way
8:30 AM - Reach Durga temple
9:00 AM - Reach Pampa sarovara
9:30 AM - start climbing Anjandri hills (takes ~30min to climb ~550 steps)
11:00 AM - start to Hospet bus stand from Anjanadri hills
1.30 PM - board the bus to Badami
5.30 PM - Reach Badami
5:45 PM - snacks at Udupi hotel near bus stand
6:00 PM - checkin to Heritage hotel and rest for the day
Book any cab near bus stand for next day trip. ( Udupi hotel guys gave us the contact of cab driver)
Day 3:
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7:00 Am - pickup from hotel by cab guy
7:30 Am - Breakfast at Udupi near bus stand
8:15 am - Reach Mahakoota
9:00 am - start to Pattadakal
9:30 am - Reach Pattadakal. Hire a guide for 400rs ( takes ~2hrs)
11:45 am - start to Aihole
12:30 pm - Reach Aihole. We dints hire any guide (takes ~1hr)
1:30 pm - Reach Ravana Phadi , Aihole
2:00 pm - Lunch at Mayura hotel, Aihole
2:30 pm - start to kudala sangama
3:15 pm - Reach Kudala sangama (takes ~1hr)
3:30 pm - boat drive at kudala sangama
4:30 pm - start to Badami
6:00 pm - Reach heritage hotel, Badami
Day 4:
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8:30 am - breakfast at Heritage hotel, Badami
9:00 am - start to Badami Banashankari temple
9:30 am - Reach temple
10:30 am - start to Badami caves
11:00 am - Reach caves ( takes 1 and 1/2 hrs to see all the 4 caves)
12:30 pm - start walking towards Museum
12:45 pm - Reach Museum ( Takes ~1 hr to see the museum)
1:45 pm - start a quick trek to the Northern hill next to the Museum ( takes ~30 minutes to climb ~250 steps)
2:15 pm - Reach the temple on the hill
2:30 pm - start climbing down
3:00 pm - reach Kappe arbhata shasana
3:15 pm - Reach Bhuthnath temple
3:30 pm - start to Udupi hotel
4:00 pm - Lunch at Udupi
4:30 pm - reach Heritages resort and rest
6:00 pm - start to Railway station
7:00pm - catch the train -Golgumazz
Hampi Trip in Telugu|| Vijaya Vittala Temple || Stone Chariot || Hemakuta Hill Sunset View
This video explains the details about how you can visit Hampi from Hyderabad and basic details about Hampi Vijaya Vittal temple.
This is the First day in Hampi Trip. In this video we have covered following places
1. Vijaya Vittal temple
2. Gajjala mantapa
3. Taalavara ghatta gate
4. Badava linga
5. Ugra Narasimha Temple
6. Hemakuta hill
7. Hema kuta hill sunset view
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