Top Things to do in Bellary District
Top Hotels in Bellary District
- 1. Evolve Back, Hampi
- 2. Vijayshree Resort And Heritage Village
- 3. Hyatt Place Hampi
- 4. Clarks Inn Hampi
- 5. Heritage Resort Hampi
- 6. Royal Orchid Central Kireeti - HAMPI
- 7. Hotel Hampi International
- 8. Hampi Heritage & Wilderness Resort
- 9. Rocky Guesthouse
- 10. WelcomHeritage Shivavilas Palace, HAMPI
What to do and see in Bellary District, Karnataka: The Best Free Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Bellary District, India including Group of Monuments at Hampi, Rock Painting 1500 BC, Achyutaraya Temple, Balakrishna Temple, Shivlinga, Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mahanavmi Dibba, Statue of Ugra Narsimha, Royal Enclosures, Monkey Temple.
Restaurants in Bellary District
1. Group of Monuments at Hampi
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 598 reviews
Reviewed By abhimanasu - Mandya, India
Hampi is a beautiful and hoistoric place in India there is someny things to see most are templs which are build in year back.Hampi is a magnificent city of ruins, located besides the Tungabhadra river in the state of Karnataka. It is about 352 kms from Bangalore. But heavy crowded places during december as many schools are orgainizing trips to hampi as as historical place.
2. Rock Painting 1500 BC
3. Achyutaraya Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
Reviewed By EileenMtShasta - Mount Shasta, United States
Very big temple complex with beautifully preserved carvings and construction. On the right side as you go on, there is a small platform which leads to the Matanga Hill steps. It is an easier route then the steps that are straight down the street from the Virupaksha Temple.
4. Balakrishna Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Balakrishna Temple is one of the best temples of the Hampi archeological complex. As soon as you enter the temple grounds, the tower just strikes you as an impressive work of art with numerous carvings depicting the many incarnations of Vishnu. The interiors of the temple also has a series of very striking colonnades where many of the columns are richly decorated too. It’s a pity there is restoration work ongoing at this temple, but it’s still worth it for what you can see.
5. Shivlinga
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4.5 based on 189 reviews
Reviewed By Bhavin-joshi - Mumbai, India
The monolith Shivling and Ugra Narsimha are housed next to each other, There is a priest who performs daily rituals like puja and aarti.
6. Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By krishnak915 - Bengaluru, India
What a beauty! That summarizes the art piece. This statue if mentioned in the chronicles of Paes and others. It is a huge statue (by modern standards atleast), and carved out of single boulder (which are abundant in the surroundings). The usual way is to identify the boulder, sculpt the required statue (in a beautiful way so that Royalty would look at it and patronize it), and then build a temple around it. One can see the same pattern in Narsimha statue, huge siva linga nearby, Ganesha statues at a distance etc. The vijaynagar was also called as "land of Naringa" by Paes as this was very eye catching and also very huge so will be visible from a distance. Anyone visiting hampi, should visit this monument. This statue is the cover of many of the magazines, booklets etc and so very famous and representative of Hampi ruins, In our earlier visits, the surroundings were not clean and walkable. Now the authorities have made it very walkable, clean and are laying stones nearby so that one can stand neatly. Ofcourse the difference between International heritage sights (like Angor Watt, or Roman ruins) is that there is ample boards giving information. There is none here except an odd board written by some low level archaeologist with standard prose template with words not clearly understandable. You have to depend on some of the booklets sold privately. One should be well prepared with reading material and do ones own research before visiting any of the hampi ruin sites. Carry your own water, food items, caps, umbrellas, sun screens etc. There are no toilets available nearby. The best times to visit is from August to December end (though others defer on this). During holidays particularly December, the school children, nearby locals visit and it becomes a village fair and is really not worth visiting during those days. It is very hot even in December. The weather seems to be very hot, very very hot, and super hot. There is no winter here. Visit during monsoon should be comfortable (as there is no major rains here) and cloud cover can help walk you around. Guides are useless as anyone can show any kind of printed/photocopy id and say that he is authorized. It is just fleecing. First time, may be you can use. But if you know your plans and have come prepared by reading material, you can be sure that the guide is just giving you non sense stories and have no connection to the actual sites. The hampi ruins/ narsamha statue is connected fro Hospet with public transport/private. The recommended is have your own vehicle (either your own or hire it for yourself). This statue is just a part of the overall site called Hampi ruins. so will take about less than an hour for the visit and move on to other sites.
7. Mahanavmi Dibba
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By DrRoyTVL - Tirunelveli, India
An unbelievable scale on the Vijaynagar Empire the scale things were done and the water carrying stone pipes. All beyond expectations
8. Statue of Ugra Narsimha
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4.5 based on 477 reviews
Reviewed By 957adityan
The Ugra Narasimha Statue is an image of Lord Narasimha, Lord Narasimha in the half man and half lion incarnation. Ugra means Angry before killing Asura This statue so beautifully Stone Carved with Huge Size. Easily possible to visit takes 15-20min locatable from road as well.
9. Royal Enclosures
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By sathyas914 - Mumbai, India
The wide space once held palaces with sandalwood fittings. And all the other stuff that kept the royals in comfort. Now only the granite foundations remain. Marvel at their scale and the intricate carvings on the hard stone. Rows of elephants and horses Damsels and Gods, and mythical creatures The elephant stables are quite well preserved and beautiful in their symmetry. The stories about how the city took five days to raze are haunting but speak of a place that thrived to become one of the country’s richest kingdoms and even today is rich in its ruins that are sculptural and architectural marvels unlike any the world has seen
10. Monkey Temple
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4.5 based on 506 reviews
Reviewed By hafi9876 - Bengaluru, India
Mesmerizing place to watch sunset or sunrise..once you are at the top you will see lush green paddy fields along with coconut tress which just add on the beauty of the place. The stretches of tungabhadra river flowing around just creates a fairytale kind of scenery.
