Riding to the stormy past....
The Stone Chariot of Hampi (included in World Heritage Sites) is a marvellous piece of architectural brilliance...the elephants in front of the chariot were later inclusion as replacement of horses....though the city of Hampi has a rich history of civilization since the time of Ashoka the Great in 3rd century BC, it flourished as the power centre of the Vijayanagar empire in Southern part of India during 15th to 16th century AD and it is said to be the second largest city (population wise) during that period only preceded by Beijing...the place has mythological connection to the Epic Ramayana being referred to as Kiskinda.....located in the Deccan Plateau, the city had the strategic positional importance for being the city surrounded by mountains on three sides and turbulent Tungabhadra river along the rest...please enjoy the beauty of Hampi, Karnataka, India
Riding to the stormy past....
The Stone Chariot of Hampi (included in World Heritage Sites) is a marvellous piece of architectural brilliance...the elephants in front of the chariot were later inclusion as replacement of horses....though the city of Hampi has a rich history of civilization since the time of Ashoka the Great in 3rd century BC, it flourished as the power centre of the Vijayanagar empire in Southern part of India during 15th to 16th century AD and it is said to be the second largest city (population wise) during that period only preceded by Beijing...the place has mythological connection to the Epic Ramayana being referred to as Kiskinda.....located in the Deccan Plateau, the city had the strategic positional importance for being the city surrounded by mountains on three sides and turbulent Tungabhadra river along the rest...please enjoy the beauty of Hampi, Karnataka, India