The Latest Breaking News from Hampi

With inclusion of Hoysala monuments, Karnataka is now home to four UNESCO sites

Karnataka has four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, three of which are cultural properties: Belur, Halebid and Somanathapur temples of the Hoysala period, and Western Ghats as a natural site. Other two cultural properties are the group of monuments at Hampi and temples at Pattadakal. Karnataka also has a few more…

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023

Handloom art exhibition in Hampi

The JSW Foundation, a social development wing of JSW Group, organised “Woven Narratives”, a unique exhibition of Indian handlooms curated by textile designer, writer and curator Mayank Mansingh Kaul, at Hampi in Vijayanagar district on Friday.

The Hindu · Jul 14, 2023

Homestays, resorts illegally built on agricultural lands at Anegundi, Hampi demolished: Minister

All homestays and resorts illegally built for commercial purposes on agricultural lands have been demolished at Hampi in Vijayanagara and Anegundi in Koppal districts, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh on Monday informed the Legislative Assembly.

The Hindu · Jul 10, 2023

Leopard rescued from house at Kuppe near Sorab taluk

The Forest Department officials successfully rescued a leopard stuck inside a toilet of a house at Kuppe village in Sorab taluk on Saturday, April 28. The male animal, aged about four to five years, has been sent to the rescue centre at Hampi in Vijayanagara district.

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

Leopard kills horse in Hampi

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The Hindu · Sep 8, 2022

Rain wreaks havoc in Ballari, Vijayanagar districts

A portion of Prasanna Temple Mantap at Hampi collapses

The Hindu · Aug 30, 2022

Rains wreak havoc in Koppal, Vijayanagara districts

Banana plantations in Vijayanagara district destroyed by the floodwaters; road leading to the Ugranarasimha monument in Hampi also submerged

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2022

Rain woes continue to haunt various areas of State

While an injured woman died in Kodagu, a few UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Hampi remain flooded

The Hindu · Jul 17, 2022

Hampi monuments face flood threat as heavy rains force release of water from Tungabhadra reservoir

As per information provided by locals, Purandara Mantapa and the holy bathing spot Chakrateertha were among the monuments at Hampi that were submerged. The premises of Rama Laxmana temple was inundated

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

Karnataka govt proposes to permit 100 homestays around Hampi

BENGALURU : Finding accommodation in and around Hampi, a Unesco world heritage site, has always been a problem for both domestic and overseas tourists who flock daily to the world’s largest open-air museum of monuments. But it may not be a problem for long.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022