Stone Chariot Hampi by Vijay S Patil
Painting depicting Stone Chariot of Hampi by Vijay S Patil, displayed in the Chitra Santhe 25 in Bengaluru.
"Hampi is a town in the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is famous for hosting the Hampi Group of Monuments with the Virupaksha Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site."
"Hampi is mentioned in Ashokan epigraphy and texts such as the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampaa Devi Tirtha Kshetra. Hampi was a part of Vijayanagara, the capital of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th-century. It became a center of economic and administrative activity of the Deccan region kingdom founded in opposition to Islamic Sultanates in South India. After over two centuries of rule, the Empire was defeated and abandoned. Since the 19th-century, its ruins have been an important site for archaeologists and historians. "
Stone Chariot Hampi by Vijay S Patil
Painting depicting Stone Chariot of Hampi by Vijay S Patil, displayed in the Chitra Santhe 25 in Bengaluru.
"Hampi is a town in the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is famous for hosting the Hampi Group of Monuments with the Virupaksha Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site."
"Hampi is mentioned in Ashokan epigraphy and texts such as the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampaa Devi Tirtha Kshetra. Hampi was a part of Vijayanagara, the capital of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th-century. It became a center of economic and administrative activity of the Deccan region kingdom founded in opposition to Islamic Sultanates in South India. After over two centuries of rule, the Empire was defeated and abandoned. Since the 19th-century, its ruins have been an important site for archaeologists and historians. "