HAMPI, WORLD HERITAGE SITE

HAMPI IS THE ONE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN KARNATAKA STATE OF INDIA. SPREAD OVER AROUND 30 SQ. KM. THIS SITE CARRIES THE RUINS OF VIJAYANAGAR DYNASTY. IT IS A 500 YEARS BACK DYNASTY RUINED BY FOREIGN INVADERS. 500TH YEAR OF CORANATION OF FAMOUS KING KRISHNADEVARAYA IS BEING CELEBRATED AS HAMPI FESTIVAL. THE DYNASTY WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE KING HARIHARA AND EMERGED TO ITS GLORY DURING THE PERIOD OF KRISHNADEVERAYA. THE PERIOD WAS GOLDEN YEARS FOR ART, CULTUR, LITERATURE, PUBLIC LIFE AND ITS SECULAR CREDENTIALS. THE DESCENDENTS OF KRISHNADEVERAYA WAS WEAK LEADING TO THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE.
PRAVEEN VASUDEVAN
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• RUINS OF VIJAYANAGAR DYNASTY