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| 2 days bike hire roaming Hampi |
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| Sugriva Cave, Hampi Karnataka, India |
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| Tungabhadra River, Hampi Karnataka, India |
Day 23 > 25 Jan 2 > 4 2024 (Hampi, Karnataka)
Day 23 Jan 2 2024 (Goa > Hampi)
Day 1 (Hampi) - Train ride & countryside scenery from Madgaon, Goa > Hospet Junction, Hampi (07.15 > 14.45, 9hr 30mins) by VSG SHM Exp, Class 3A Rp620 = Rm36, total distance of 352km, pre-booked an auto-rickshaw departing from our Hampi hotel at 05.00 > Madgaon, Goa (Rp1,500 = Rm88, 36km)
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| Margao, Goa > Hospet, Hampi (352km) |
Day 1 (Hampi) - Auto-rickshaw pick up (Rp200 = Rm11.60) arranged by our hotel from Hospet Junction > Happy Homestay, New Hampi.
Day 1 (Hampi) Hotel Accommodation: my 2 nights stay in Happy Homestay Rp1,210 = Rm70 (twin sharing) per room night
Day 1 (Hampi) Auto-rickshaw ride from hotel > Kamalapur town to rent a bike from a local bike rental company recommended by our hotel, Rp950 + petrol = Rm55 per day; bought fresh vegetables & eggs from a local fresh produce stall for our dinner cooking tonight !
Day 24 Jan 3 2024 - the start of my 1st full day day bike visits to major touristy places in Hampi, Karnataka ie Talarigatta Gate, Vittala Temple & Stone Chariot, Archaeological Museum, Lotus Mahal etc.
Day 2 (Hampi) - after having a self cooked noodle breakfast in our hotel & using the rental bike, both of us made our 1st visit to Vijaya Vittala Temple & Stone Chariot (UNESCO) in Hampi passing the Talarigatta Gate.
Day 2 (Hampi) - Admission ticket to Vittala Temple UNESCO) is Rp600 = Rm34.80) for a single day ticket which also cover entries to Lotus Mahal (UNESCO) & Archaeological Museum (UNESCO), these 3 sites are all in different locations !
Day 2 (Hampi) - Vittala Temple / Stone Chariot (UNESCO) is approx 900m from the ticketing office so instead of taking a buggy ride (10Rp = Rm0.60), both of us decided to take a slow walk to the main temple; along the way, we made a brief stopover & visited a few temple ruins ie Gejjala Mandapa, Kuduregombe Mandapa & Pushkarni.
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Vittala Temple & Stone Chariot (UNESCO), Hampi, Karnataka - please see the next Post (under Group of Monuments at Hampi) covering various photos taken on this famous temple !
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Archaeological Museum, Hampi, Karnataka - please see the next posting (under Group of Monuments at Hampi) on various photos taken on this famous temple !
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Queen's Bath, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Chandrasekhara Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Sarasvati Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Octagonal Bath (Water Pavilion), Hampi, Karnataka
Day 2 (Mahal) - visit to Hazara Ramachandra Temple, Lotus Mahal, Karnataka
Day 2 (Hampi) - visit to Royal Enclosure, Hampi, Karnataka - historic site with remnants of the royal complex where the king of the Vijayanagara empire lived
Day 2 (Hampi) - bought fresh chicken meat & eggs from a local butcher stall in Kamalapur town - took us awhile to locate chicken meat butcher shops in Hampi town & suburbs as I believe this village town of Hampi has a large vegetarian society ! Tonight I had the opportunity to cook a KM-style stir fried chicken meat cum vegetable soup in our hotel room ! This free range chicken meat was very tender & tasty to eat - the best chicken meat I had ever tasted in India !
Day 3 Jan 3 2024 - continued our "treasure hunt" to visit major ancient temples ruins & touristy places in Hampi ! Returned the bike to the rental bike company at around 16.30 thus completed our 2 days exciting bike visits in Hampi !
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Discourse Hall, Hampi, Karnataka - took a buggy ride from the Ticketing Office to Discourse Hall, Vittala Temple (UNESCO)
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit Kirtimukha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to King, Balance, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Tirumangai Alwar Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Ancient Bridge, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) visit to Wish Tree & the surounding, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Seeta Tank & Seeta Seagu, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Nayaka System, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Narashiha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Shivalaya, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Achyutarayapura, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) visit to Vishnu Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Varaha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Varaha (Saiva) Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Kodandarama Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Kampabhupa Pathway, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - visit to Tungabhadra & river bank - a major river in the south Indian peninsula, Hampi is located on the south bank somewhere in the middle of this river's path.
Day 3 (Hampi) - Boating Point, Tungabhadra, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - Lunch break at a village food stall near the banks of the Tungabhadra River, Hampi, both of us enjoyed the food & hot tea very much, met a local tourist family on the same table while having our lunch !
Day 3 (Hampi) - Matanga Hill, Hampi, Karnataka - peak with hiking trails leading to a popular lookout for watching sunrise & sunsets.
Day 3 (Hampi) - Achyutaraya Bazaar, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - Sugriva's Cave, Hampi, Karnataka - spotted the Sugriva's Cave's landmark sign during our walking trail but somehow both of us had difficulties locating the cave's entrance, after inquiring from 2 to 3 locals, we managed to got the bearing right after befriended a local guy dressed in a Hindu religious costume leading us to the cave !
Day 3 (Hampi) Sasivekalu Ganesa, Hampi, Karnataka - this temple is an open pavilion with a statute of the Hindu god Ganesha carved from a single rock.
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Day 3 (Hampi) - Krishna Temple, Hampi, Karnataka - a 16th century temple ruins with elaborately carved stone pillars & towers & a sacred water tank, please see the next Post (under Group of Monuments at Hampi) covering various photos taken on this famous temple !
Day 3 (Hampi) - lunch break in a local village food stall in Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - Lakshmi Narasimha, Hampi, Karnataka - the largest statute in Hampi, Narasimha is sitting on the coil of a giant seven-headed snake called Sesha taht form the hood above his head.
Day 3 (Hampi) - Badavi Linga Temple, Hampi, Karnataka - please see the next Post (under Group of Monuments at Hampi) covering various photos taken on this famous temple !
Day 3 (Hampi) - Hemakuta Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Day 3 (Hampi) - Virupaksa Temple (UNESCO), Hampi, Karnataka - please see the next Post (under Group of Monuments at Hampi) covering various photos taken on this famous temple !
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