Monday, July 14, 2008

Hampi


Hampi, the outstanding land of breathtaking surprises was founded in the middle of 14th centuary by two local princes, Hakka and Bukka. The city was sacked pillaged and burnt in 1565 AD, after the combined attack of armies of muslim Sultanates of the deccan defeated the Vijayanagar Military Commander and the King fled the Cap[ital today, the terrain is dominated by rocky hills and the mighty Tungabhadra River, which flows though this rugged Landscape. One can still take glimpse of the mind-blowing Vijayanagara-one of the largest empires in the history of India in its runs. The Vijayanagar Kings were great patrons of Art and Architecure as evident by the vast ruins of Hampi

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