Hampi

Hampi is the ruined capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, spread across a dramatic boulder landscape on the south bank of the Tungabhadra River in northern Karnataka. The UNESCO-listed site encompasses hundreds of temples, market streets, royal enclosures, and water pavilions distributed over roughly 36 square kilometres of terrain defined by vast granite boulders. The Virupaksha Temple and Vittala Temple complex — containing the famous stone chariot and musical pillars — are the most architecturally elaborate surviving structures.