Group of Monuments at Hampi
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Ballari District, India 
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| Coordinates | 15°20′04″N 76°27′44″E / 15.334547°N 76.462162°E |
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Anegundi Virupaksha Temple
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| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iii), (iv)
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| Reference | 241 |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Endangered | 1999–2006 |
| Website | asi |
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Hampi , also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in east-central Karnataka, India. Located close to the Andhra Pradesh border and near the modern era city of Hosapete, Hampi was established as the capital of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th-century. Chronicles left by Persian and European travelers particularly the Portuguese state Hampi as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra river with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim Sultanates, its capital Hampi was conquered, pillaged and badly damaged by Sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins.
Hampi monuments are spread over 4,100 hectares and has been described by UNESCO as "austere, grandiose site" of more than 1,600 surviving remains of the last great Hindu kingdom in South India, that include "forts, riverside features, royal and sacred complexes, temples, shrines, pillared halls, mandapas, memorial structures, water structures and others". Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire, with evidence of Ashokan epigraphy and its mention in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampaa Devi Tirtha Kshetra. Hampi continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, an active Adi Shankara-linked monastery, and various monuments belonging to the old city.
Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the eastern part of central Karnataka, near the Andhra Pradesh border. It is 348 kilometres (216 mi) from Bangalore, 385 kilometres (239 mi) from Hyderabad and 266 kilometres (165 mi) from Belgaum. The closest railway station is in the city of Hosapete (Hospet), 13 km away. During the winter season, overnight buses and trains connect Hampi with Goa, Secunderabad and Bangalore. It is 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of the Badami and Aihole archaeological sites.
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