India Perspectives, Volume 16PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 2003 - India |
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... Hampi A DREAMLAND A N Tearly five centuries ago , the Portugese chronicler Doming Paes called Hampi ( Vijaynagara ) a " dreamland ” . This referred to the capital of the Sangama dynasty of rulers who in 1336 A.D. founded Vijaynagara ...
... Hampi A DREAMLAND A N Tearly five centuries ago , the Portugese chronicler Doming Paes called Hampi ( Vijaynagara ) a " dreamland ” . This referred to the capital of the Sangama dynasty of rulers who in 1336 A.D. founded Vijaynagara ...
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... Hampi . Another representation of the Vajayanagara art . The Hazar Rama. Indian Peninsula . The ruins of Vijaynagara lie amidst a fascinating wilderness of mammoth boulders precariously perched on each other – frozen forever in the act ...
... Hampi . Another representation of the Vajayanagara art . The Hazar Rama. Indian Peninsula . The ruins of Vijaynagara lie amidst a fascinating wilderness of mammoth boulders precariously perched on each other – frozen forever in the act ...
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... Hampi where worship is held everyday The Vitthala temple , a World Heritage monument , deserves a full morning . The compact structural units stand within a walled - in enclosure with three gopuras . This temple is Krishnadeva Raya's ...
... Hampi where worship is held everyday The Vitthala temple , a World Heritage monument , deserves a full morning . The compact structural units stand within a walled - in enclosure with three gopuras . This temple is Krishnadeva Raya's ...
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