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Hampi Tour Route-2

11 Inscribed Vishnu Temple 12 Vittala Temple 13 Kings Balance 14 Two Storied Gateway 15 Purandaradasa Mantapa 16 Ancient Bridge 17 Chandramouliswara Temple 24 Sugreevas Cave 25 Riverside Ruins 26 Varaha Temple 27 Rangatha Temple 28 Chakratirtha 29 Kodandarama Temple 30 Yantrodharaka Anjaneya Temple 31 Monolithic Bull 32 Courtesans Street 33 Achyuta Rayas Temple 34 Veerabhadra Temple 35 Hampi Bazaar

Route 2: This is a 3 km/2 miles walk, rather trek, from the Hampi Bazaar area to the vicinity of the Vittala Temple. You’ll essentially covering the Riverside Ruins and large deal of monuments, boulder formations and of course the river Tungabadra’s gorge. No motor-able trails. At the best you can carry your bicycle, if you are prepared to carry it about half the route which is boulder strewn trails. After Hampi Bazaar exploration head to the far end of the street where you’ll find the Monolithic Bull pavilion. Right next to it is a flight of steps to a small hilltop where you’ll find a tiny Hanuman shrine with a beautiful image of Hanuman in the boulder inside the shrine. As you descend, you’ll be in the vicinity of Achyuta Raya’s Temple. After the Achyuta Rayas Temple visit take the wide street in front of it with ruined pavilions on either sides. This is the Courtesans Street. Midway on this ancient street you’ll find a restored temple pond called Pushkarani. Towards the end of the street on your right is the Rangatha Temple with a large image of Lord Vishnu in reclining posture with his consorts sitting by his feet. Nearby is the Varaha Temple with a incomplete gateway where you’ll find the Vijayanagara Emblem engraved on it’s gateway. Take left after you exit the Courtesan’s Street. You’ll find a few living temples and shrines here. Visit the Kodandarama Temple facing the river, Yantrodhara Anjaneya Temple a little up and behind Kodandarama Temple and of course the Chakratirtha where the river make a sprawling expanse before plunge through a narrow gorge. You’ll also find people offering coracle crossing or short coracle tour (recommended) around this area. Trace the riverbank eastward from here, you’ll discover some interesting carvings and shrines, like a 1008 and 108 siva linga carved on a sheet of rock, a beautiful image of Parvati, avatars of Vishnu etc. No marked trails. You need to scramble over the massive heaps of boulders to explore the Riverside Ruins area. Leave the bicycle back somewhere near the Kodandarama Temple or Varaha Temple to be picked up after you’ve explored this boulder strewn stretch of your itinerary. You’ll see the pyramid shaped tower of the Narasimha Temple up on the gentle slops overlooking the river. Nearby is the Sugreevas Cave with ocher and white stripes painted on the boulder. From the vantage points of Narasimha Temple you can also get a fine wiew of the rest of the trail ahead, including the remains of an Ancient Bridge across the river. The trail now passes through a two storied gateway and ends in the vicinity of Vittala Temple. Before that you’ll find a tall archway like structure popularly called the Kings Balance made of slender boulder pillars. At the base of the King’s Balance you can find the image of Krishnadevraya, the most well known kings of the empire. Other attractions around the Vittala Temple are the Inscribed Vishnu Temple and the Purandradasa Mantapa by the riverside. Like mentioned in case of Route 1 , you may do Route 2 also in the reverse direction, that is start from the Vittala Temple and end at Hampi Bazaar. Reserve some 3-4 hours for this route.

Route 2: This is a 3 km/2 miles walk, rather trek, from the Hampi Bazaar area to the vicinity of the Vittala Temple. You’ll essentially covering the Riverside Ruins and large deal of monuments, boulder formations and of course the river Tungabadra’s gorge. No motor-able trails. At the best you can carry your bicycle, if you are prepared to carry it about half the route which is boulder strewn trails. After Hampi Bazaar exploration head to the far end of the street where you’ll find the Monolithic Bull pavilion. Right next to it is a flight of steps to a small hilltop where you’ll find a tiny Hanuman shrine with a beautiful image of Hanuman in the boulder inside the shrine. As you descend, you’ll be in the vicinity of Achyuta Raya’s Temple. After the Achyuta Rayas Temple visit take the wide street in front of it with ruined pavilions on either sides. This is the Courtesans Street. Midway on this ancient street you’ll find a restored temple pond called Pushkarani. Towards the end of the street on your right is the Rangatha Temple with a large image of Lord Vishnu in reclining posture with his consorts sitting by his feet. Nearby is the Varaha Temple with a incomplete gateway where you’ll find the Vijayanagara Emblem engraved on it’s gateway. Take left after you exit the Courtesan’s Street. You’ll find a few living temples and shrines here. Visit the Kodandarama Temple facing the river, Yantrodhara Anjaneya Temple a little up and behind Kodandarama Temple and of course the Chakratirtha where the river make a sprawling expanse before plunge through a narrow gorge. You’ll also find people offering coracle crossing or short coracle tour (recommended) around this area. Trace the riverbank eastward from here, you’ll discover some interesting carvings and shrines, like a 1008 and 108 siva linga carved on a sheet of rock, a beautiful image of Parvati, avatars of Vishnu etc. No marked trails. You need to scramble over the massive heaps of boulders to explore the Riverside Ruins area. Leave the bicycle back somewhere near the Kodandarama Temple or Varaha Temple to be picked up after you’ve explored this boulder strewn stretch of your itinerary. You’ll see the pyramid shaped tower of the Narasimha Temple up on the gentle slops overlooking the river. Nearby is the Sugreevas Cave with ocher and white stripes painted on the boulder. From the vantage points of Narasimha Temple you can also get a fine wiew of the rest of the trail ahead, including the remains of an Ancient Bridge across the river. The trail now passes through a two storied gateway and ends in the vicinity of Vittala Temple. Before that you’ll find a tall archway like structure popularly called the Kings Balance made of slender boulder pillars. At the base of the King’s Balance you can find the image of Krishnadevraya, the most well known kings of the empire. Other attractions around the Vittala Temple are the Inscribed Vishnu Temple and the Purandradasa Mantapa by the riverside. Like mentioned in case of Route 1 , you may do Route 2 also in the reverse direction, that is start from the Vittala Temple and end at Hampi Bazaar. Reserve some 3-4 hours for this route.