Hampi, Karnataka
Monuments of Hampi
75 places — temples, ruins, hills and bazaars — with their history, opening hours, entry fees and where they are.
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MonumentAnegundi Fort
The ramparts and gateways of Anegundi, the fortified older capital across the river from Hampi.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentBhima's Gate
A massive fortified gateway with a right-angled 'bent entrance', named after the Pandava hero Bhima.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentChakra Tirtha and Koti Tirtha
Sacred Tungabhadra bathing ghats where the river narrows and swirls, with nearby Kotilinga linga fields carved into the bedrock.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentDanaik's Enclosure Mosque
A rare Vijayanagara-era mosque and 'band tower' inside a nobleman's compound in the royal centre.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentDomed Gateway
A tall Indo-Islamic arched gateway east of the royal centre, once a guarded entrance to the citadel.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentDouble-Storeyed Mantapa
A two-level granite gateway on the Tungabhadra river route southwest of the Vittala Temple.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentGejjala Mantapa
A small pillared pavilion on the Vittala chariot street, likely used to display festival images of the gods.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentKing's Balance
A 5 m stone balance near the Vittala Temple where kings were weighed against gold given away as charity.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentKuduregombe Mantapa
A chariot-road pavilion whose front pillars are carved with rearing horses and riders.
8:00 am – 6:00 pm · ₹40 for Indians · ₹600 for foreign visitors
MonumentLakshmi Narasimha
Hampi's largest monolith — a 6.7 m Ugra Narasimha carved from a single boulder beneath a seven-hooded serpent.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentMohammedan Watch Tower
Hampi's largest surviving watchtower, guarding the northwest corner of the Danaik's Enclosure.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentMonolithic Bull (Nandi)
A giant monolithic Nandi in a twin-storeyed pavilion, marking the east end of Hampi Bazaar.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentPampa Sarovar
A sacred lotus-filled lake in Anegundi, linked to the goddess Pampa and to Shabari's wait for Rama.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentPurandara Dasa Mantapa
An open riverside pavilion west of the Vittala Temple, named for the saint-composer Purandara Dasa.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentRuined Gateway with Lofty Pillars
A collapsed chariot-street gateway marked by a long row of tall monolithic pillars west of the Vittala Temple.
8:00 am – 6:00 pm · ₹40 for Indians · ₹600 for foreign visitors
MonumentStone Chariot
Hampi's iconic stone shrine shaped like a temple chariot, standing in the Vittala Temple courtyard.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · ₹40 for Indians · ₹600 for foreign visitors
MonumentStone Doors
A fallen pair of monumental granite door leaves carved to imitate ornate wooden gates in Hampi's Royal Enclosure.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentSugriva's Cave
A natural boulder cave on the Tungabhadra shore where tradition says the monkey-king Sugriva hid Sita's jewels and met Rama.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry
MonumentTalarigatta Gate
A fortified riverside gateway on the road to the Talarigatta coracle crossing, once a toll gate into Vijayanagara.
6:00 am – 6:00 pm · Free entry