The ruins of Hampi, injustice and thick beggars - part 2

Grand Hamp and interesting people (continued, p.2) The next morning I arrived in the city of Bangalore, "India's Silicon Valley," and soon moved to direct bus to Hampi (8.5 hours / 230 rupees), which stayed on the road again 100 to pick up passengers passing. In Bangalore, especially the look was not for that, and he was just a stopover on my way to Hampi. Later, on the same day, after more than 17 hours spent in crowded uncomfortable local bus, I finally got to the wonderful village of Hampi. Familiar landscape Hampi: the stones and the ruins of Hampi in Karnataka, in the central part of India. This staff - present the mixing of different religions, cultures and kingdoms, of which there are plenty. Karnataka was ruled by successive rulers over a long period. Chandragupta Maurya, the first ruler of united India, he settled in this state after embraced Jainism (Jainism - ancient dharmic religion, which preaches rejection of nonviolence toward all living beings, approx. Perevi.) in the third century BC. In the following years at the helm of the state's various dynasties succeeded each other up until in 1327 the Islamic Army of Mohammed Tughluk not established here bahmanidskoe state, which was later divided into 5 sultanates. Opposition growing Islamic influence in the region helped the development of Vidzhayanagarskoy Empire, whose capital was the city Hampi. Empire reached its height in the middle of the XVI century, but in 1565 a combined force of principalities came to shift Bahmanidskomu Sultanate, has dealt him a defeat from which the Vijayanagara have not been able to recover. These events led to what prevails today in Hampi mixture of Indian and Islamic architecture. Accumulations of huge stones scattered over many miles of undulating terrain. They are surrounded by palm groves, banana plantations and paddy fields. Today, the ruins of Hampi - the object that is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ganesha Temple Start material: Read more: See also other materials about the ancient ruins: A reminder of bygone power of Persia Jam - ancient impregnable fortress in North Africa, as we to conquer Europe from the sea Pompei - The Legend, covered with ashes Delphi - the religious center of ancient Greece's Rock-of-Kashel - an ancient symbol of the Irish State largest complex of Roman temples built in the 3000 km from Rome Flooding is useful ... the eruption the Temple of Skulls - a symbol of the kingdom of the dead ancient structure, whose names were given the whole country A lonely wanderer in Baalbek, Appetizers, and locks Bible stories to the abandoned ruins of the Kingdom of Ani At the places of cult sacrifices of the ancient tribes of Stone miracle of southern Africa country, where the two calendars and two ways of calculating time Great restaurants and inspiring ruins Strange dreams See the ancient cities and other materials about India: India, Sri Lanka - the place of paradise, the problems of the earth, India and Bangladesh, Elephant Festival in India Island elephant with a name that does not have elephants