A standing proof that dreams can also be made of Stones!
The world famous stone chariot at Vijaya Vittala Temple in Hampi
The chariot holding on to her eternal majesty in the barren land
of sacred stones- survived all the battles and Stood tall for centuries and the
sultans who looted all the wealth from Vijayanagara could not do anything to its architectural heights !
The silence of this chariot speaks a thousand words…
"ಯುಗ ಯುಗಗಳು ನಿನ್ನ ಕಾಯುವೆ "
Meaning “I will continue to guard you for centuries”
The silence of the stone chariot is overpowering like the
stillness of water.
It is believed that king Krishnadevaraya built this, after
he was impressed with the stone chariot at Konark temple in Orissa, so my next
plan is to head to Orissa
A salute to the brave Sri Krishnadevaraya who built this
temple and stone chariot, where dreams are made of stones and rocks , a proof
that wealth will come and go , but it is mankind and humanity that will
continue to exists even after death.
Vijaya Vittala temple Complex
The construction of this temple was started in 1513 AD by
King Krishnadevaraya who ruled Vijayanagara from 1509 to 1529
This temple is dedicated to Vittala, Krishna avatar of
Vishnu
But there is no deity in the temple
Photographers need to head to the temple early by 7 am
Else
the temple will become too crowded for any photographs
The Mystery behind the invention of human
civilization
Breath taking beauty , the vision i see break my heart.
If you have heard of the combination of art and science
then you can also witness this combination at VijayaVittla temple in the city
of Hampi
It is said that the great Purandaradasa , who lived in
Hampi had constructed a 100 stone pillared musical hall inside the temple under
the rule of Sri Krishnadevaraya and there are 100 musical stone pillars inside
the hall
Yes even the Rome and Athens were not a comparison to Hampi
in its days , but we don’t talk about how the religious hatredness
by the sultans destroyed the city by treachery and betrayal of
trust
Musical stone pillars
You can still hear this music when you tap the pillar
My incredible and Humbled Hampi Experience
Visitors are not allowed to tap the pillar anymore .
Visitors are not allowed to enter the Musical Pillared hall
Pillars are sculptured with musicians and dancers
A grand architecture that World has never produced any time
in the past and nor will ever produce in future
Singing the architectural glory of Vijayanagara kingdom , the 56 Musical pillars ,
When you tap them , Sa , Ri , Ga , Ma , Pa , Da , Ni can be heard
Two of the musical pillars were cut by the British , as
they were curious to see what is there inside the musical stone pillar , they
found nothing lol..
The temples all carved out of massive granite, stone and
rocks
There are many such granite musical stones that lay abandoned in
Hampi that produce music when you tap them , when you tap them tears roll
out of your eyes .
The last time i felt the pain was when i visited the world
heritage site “Hiroshima” but still i did not cry then , but when i saw Hampi , tears rolled out of my eyes ,
yes ,i could listen to the music that was produced by the stone.
The destruction of Vijayanagara Hindu kingdom was the worst in the history that resulted in the sad end of the last Hindu empire and the hateful people who so massacred, their symbols stand still in the form of Gol-Gumbaz and Charminar
Indian History try to match Hampi with Rome and
Greece.
Hampi just cant be compared not even with TajMahal.
Hampi just cant be compared not even with TajMahal.
Every rock and every temple is talking about the savage
massacre..
But The destruction of Hindu temples at Hampi only gets a
passing mention in the books of History
every boulder,
every pillar,
every path,
every road,
every stone is telling the story, the story of greed and
religious hatred that existed between the Hindus and the Muslims
My Most memorable moment of Hampi was the notice of the
absence of deity inside the temples for who it was all built .
The silence and
darkness inside the temple ...anyone returning from Hampi will have tears in her/his eyes
Hampi will engulf you in an aura even in its ruins
Tears will roll out of your eyes when
you realize that someone died for dharma
some one was slaughtered
and that someone could be our great grand father .
Immortality is when a man dies but his (Sri
Krishnadevaraya) sense of protection continues ...
It shows how protected by Vijayanagara
, Hindu culture survived in the south and is still surviving even today guarded by Sri Krishnadevaraya.
Amidst the ruins , one can breath the Indian Hindu
Culture even today .
Now the Question is what did the sultans achieve of all this? what will they do to Hampi ...
Thank you Hampi for providing me these beautiful moments in
my life , i will visit Hampi again to discover more.
The message for us here is let not the greed rule us , let us not fight for religion and language
Mankind and humanity is above wealth and there is only one ruler some call him by name Krishna , some Allah and some Jesus .
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