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Hampi (Kannada) is a village in northern Karnataka state, India. The name is changed from Pampa, which is the puranic 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. 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. Hampi is also called “The City of Ruins”. Most of the ruins are along the road leading from Kamalapura to Hampi. Three kms down the road, on a commanding site, stands the temple of Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy. It is built in the Dravidian style. Strange-looking fishes and marine monsters carved along its outer walls are worth noticing. The Hampi Bazaar, 35 yards wide and nearly 800 yards long was known to be a very beautiful street with very beautiful houses.
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Jaipur is a perfect launchpad to begin a discovery of India’s multifaceted attractions. Jaipur is the Capital City of Rajasthan State in India and is well famous for its ancient monuments, forts and palaces. All these makes Jaipur one of the major tourist destinations in India. Apart form Jaipur there are also many other exciting tourist spots in India.

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