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 Hampi
is a
village
in
northern
Karnataka
state,
India.
The
name
is
derived
from
Pampa,
which
is
the
old
name
of
the
Tungabhadra
River
on
whose
banks
the
city
is
built.
Hampi
is
located
within
the
ruins
of
Vijayanagara,
the
former
capital
of
the
Vijayanagara
empire.
Possibly
predating
the
city
of
Vijayanagara,
this
village
continues
to
be
an
important
religious
centre,
housing
the
Virupaksha
Temple.
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The
village
of
Hampi
contains
several
other
monuments
belonging
to
the
old
city.
It
extends
into
some
of
the
old
ceremonial
streets
of
Vijayanagara.
As
the
village
is
at
the
original
centre
of
Vijayanagara,
it
is
sometimes
confused
with
this
ruined
city.
The
Vijayanagara
ruins
are
listed
as
the
Group
of
Monuments
at
Hampi
as a
UNESCO
World
Heritage
Site. |
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The
name
"Hampi"
is
an
anglicized
version
of
the
Kannada
Hampe
(derived
from
Pampa).
Over
the
years,
it
has
also
been
referred
to
as
Vijayanagara
and
Virupakshapura
(from
Virupaksha,
the
patron
deity
of
the
Vijayanagara
rulers). |
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