Seana and I headed up to Hampi to see the 13th century city of Vijayanagar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a 8 hour car ride, we ended up in the Hampi Bazaar section of the old city and meandered around for a bit. Exploring Hemakuta Hill took up the rest of afternoon. These are shots taken on the hill and surrounding area.
One of the things that immediately stuck me was how some of the carvings and the occasional structure had similarities to other cultures (namely Chinese and Mesopotamia) – I am currently looking into influences in this area as I know that there must have been some sort of transfer given the different peoples who traveled through India – fascinating.
After a miss on the hotel room I had booked for the trip, we decided to stay at place a little outside Hampi – we had visitors – a small family of macaque monkeys right outside our window. It was a little nerve racking given the thin glass but we eventually closed the drapes on our guests when our dinner arrived….no point in tempting them 🙂
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