Hampi had always been high on my list of places to see. I had heard a lot about the magical setting of the place but what I encountered was beyond anything what words can signify. Many people do not know that ancient Hampi was the fabled land of Kishkinda; the land of Hanuman, Sugriva, Bali, Angad, Neela, Naala and other Vaanars who assisted Rama in capturing Lanka, in the great epic Ramayana.
I left Bangalore around 10 in the morning hoping to get a bus from Majestic to Hospet and reach Hampi by nightfall. Hampi is a tiny village and has a bus connection only with Hospet which is around 13 kms away. I did not find any buses leaving for Hospet and I didnt want to waste time waiting indefinitely for one.
One of the golden rules of travelling is always to have a Plan B.
I left for Chitradurga which is halfway between Bangalore and Hospet and got a connecting bus from there. I reached Hampi at around 10pm in the last connecting bus from Hospet which leaves around 9:30.
It was a blessing in disguise really because I didn't get to see the countryside and Hampi erupted in the early morning light next day in all its astonishing grandeur.
The corresponding image is Archaeological Survey of India conducting maintenance at the Krishna Temple. More on it later.
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