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Further south, you'll find various temples and elaborate waterworks, including the
ing within, with its Indo-Islamic architecture.
Other interesting stop offs along the road to the Virupaksha Temple is the 6.7m mono-
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built in 1513, which is fronted by a D-cupped apsara and 10 incarnations of
Vishnu
Archaeological Museum
(Kamalapuram; 10am-5pm Sat-Thu)
Worth popping in for its quality collection of sculptures
from local ruins, plus neolithic tools, fascinating coins, 16th-century weaponry and a large
floor model of the Vijayanagar ruins.
MUSEUM
Hampi Heritage Gallery
( 10am-1pm & 3-6pm Tue-Sun)
Books and photo albums on Hampi's history and architecture,
and can arrange walking tours.
GALLERY
Activities
Get in touch with Kishkinda Trust (
Click here
)
for info on activities in the region.
Rock-Climbing
(Around Hampi)
Hampi is the undisputed bouldering capital of India. The entire landscape is
a climber's adventure playground made of granite crags and boulders, some bearing the
marks of ancient stonemasons.
Tom & Jerry
( 9481093862, 9482746697;
luckykoushik1@gmail.com
;
Virupapur Gaddi; 3hr class ?350)
are two local lads who are doing great work in catering to
climbers' needs, providing quality mats, shoes and local knowledge. They can also organ-
ise all-inclusive bouldering trips to Badami for ?1600. Challenging rock faces can also be
found in Ramnagar, 40km south of Bengaluru, Savandurga, 50km west of the capital, and
Turahalli, on Bengaluru's southern outskirts.
ROCK CLIMBING
