"Hampi"ness
Hampi... Where do I start from? 3 days ago I only knew that Hampi which is in present "Vijayanagara" district is something which has wide variety of architectures , constructions and was one of the rich cities in Indian History. Prior to this while reading a book called "Tejo-Tungabhadra" I had some small imagination of how the city might have been and this also gave me a little more trigger to my dream of visiting Hampi. And then, it was there...in front of my eyes...the stories of how a vast amount of architectures were demolished by Bahamanis , the stories of richness , the stories of culture and heritage, the beauty of Indian architects...Each pillar had a story to tell. Each place was clearly shouting aloud its history. No, Hampi/Vijayanagara is not only about Krishnadevaraya... It's from Vidyaranya who laid a foundation to such a dream, it's from Harihara and Bukka who made the dream into reality. Here's to Hampiness.... Hampi w...