The Royal Enclosure, Hampi Stock Photo

Hampi or Hampe also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi (City), Ballari district now Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India.[Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Tirtha Kshetra.Hampi continues as a religious centre, with the Virupaksha Temple, an active Adi Shankara-linked monastery and various monuments belonging to the old city.