Hampi is about 350 kms from Bangalore. Hampi was once the capital of Vijayanagara Empire which ruled southern India from 14th to 16th century. Then the village was a magnificent site with great monuments and temples. Today all you can see are the remains of the great structures. It is believed that there were above 500 such massive structures. “Vijanagara” literally means “the city of Victory”. It was rich and famous in 14th century and is believed that diamonds were sold on streets of Hampi. Know more about Hampi from the references cited at the bottom of the post.
Two Songs - the first 1.5 mins of Muvvala Navvakala song and almost the whole of Bhavyamaina Athmaraagam song have been shot at Hampi. Let's first see Muvvakala Song
All the above scenes were filmed at the location popularly known as Zanana Enclosure or Queens enclosure at Hampi. The Lotus Mahal was the queens summer house and is said to be cooled by waterpipes along the ceiling and the numerous windows.
High Quality Images of Hampi (click on images for a larger view)
We will now see some of the locations of Bhavyamaina Song filed at Hampi
The 'Mahanavami Dibba' is a grand stage from where the royal family viewed the Dusshera celebrations and gave an audience to the public. This is a huge monolithic structure, with intricate carvings on its walls, and a panaromic view of the royal quarters.
It is said that gold and diamonds were sold in the Hampi Bazaar (the long corridors of stone pillars)
Hampi is huge, spread over 25 kms. Hence i was able to locate only a few prominent places.
REFERENCES: (for more interesting read on Hampi)
hardik4u86.blogspot.com
Team-bhp.com (check out all three pages)
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