OCTOBER TO MARCH
2 to 3 days
4000/- INR PER PERSON
This architectural ruins have extremely draining and scorching heatwaves. As it has scarcity of greenery and land is barren, heat is unbearable.
Hampi witness extremely moderate rainfall. And not much relief from heatwaves in city. Instead rainy season becomes humid and dry.
As temperature starts to dip, it becomes wee pleasant in Hampi. You can travel as per Hampi festival dates because it’s celebrated nearby autumn or winters.
Temperature is impeccable and weather is extremely tourist friendly. No heat and no unbearable cold days or night makes it a time to execute your trip hassle-free.
Hampi is divided and studied in two parts: sacred zone and urban core or royal centre. Sacred zone contains oldest pilgrimage sites and monument on the shore of river. Royal centre or urban core has the ruin temples apart from sacred zone and mahals nearby.
In vittal temple a standout of musical pillars of Hampi, is an inquisitive architecture. 56 pillars are said to make voice when touched delicately. Made of stone people say they sing saregamapa when touched.
In front of Virupkasha temple, a long one km Bazaar is the exhibited by villagers. It is a beautiful place to take stroll in evening and mornings. During annual car festival tradition of car pulling is practiced. You can shop some local antiques and souvenirs.
Hampi can be a delight to almost every tourist. It’s exquisite architecture pops up questions how in that era such magnificent work is done? A tactic used in those times was when a rock was cut, a hole sequence was made on stone. Then dry wood pieces were fasten into it. Once it got fixed water was pour, later when wood doused in water stone used to break due to mounting pressure inside.
You can easily travel and explore ruins by your own car. You can hire a cab as well and it would be convenient way to explore Hampi.
There are several operators who rent bikes on daily basis. It is the most common way to explore Hampi. Rent a bike it will provide you a experience to hold onto life.
Though it isn’t easy to travel from one place to another in Hampi. It can be draining but you can easily stroll in nearby areas to get an insight of foregone era.
Autos aren’t allowed inside ruins though you can take one and go to the site.
Kannada is the native tongue. Hindi and English are other spoken languages.
18.45%, crime rate is low. Even a solo women travelers can explore it.
74.41% is the literacy rate of Hampi.
2,777 is the population of this small village.