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Hampi , a UNESCO World Heritage Site today, is an ancient town in the South Indian State of Karnataka. It’s dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire. On the south bank of the River Tungabhadra is the 7th-century Hindu Virupaksha Temple, near the revived Hampi Bazaar. A carved stone chariot stands in front of the huge Vittala Temple site. Southeast of Hampi, Daroji Bear Sanctuary is home to the Indian sloth bear.  The site is significant both historically and architecturally. The Archaeological Survey of India continues to conduct excavations in the area. Located in Northern Karnataka in India, Hampi was established as the capital of the South India's Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th-century. Chronicles left by foreign travelers state Hampi as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Holy Tungabhadra river, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim Sultanates, ...

  ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐ श्री शिवानन्दाय नमः Fatehpur Sikri is a city in Agra in India. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal Emperor Akbar , and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. Fatehpur Sikri is one of the best preserved examples of Mughal Architecture in India. Akbar took great interest in the building of Fatehpur Sikri, and perhaps even dictated its architectural style. Akbar planned the complex on Persian principles. The Imperial Palace complex consists of a number of independent pavilions, arranged in formal geometry, on a piece of level ground. The monuments at Fatehpur Sikri reflect the genius of Akbar, in assimilating diverse regional architectural influences, within a holistic style that was uniquely his own. Fatehpur Sikri sits on rocky ridge. The palace city is surrounded by  walls on three sides with the fourth side bordered by a lake. The buildings at Fatehpur Sikri , show a synthesis of various regional schools of arc...