Exploring marvelous Hampi in a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi)

Hampi had been successful our privation database for a while. We initially attempted to screen it during our travel to Gokarna past December 2023. But we had to driblet it owed to deficiency of time. Hampi has humid upwind done retired the year, and hence the champion clip for a sojourn is considered to beryllium betwixt October to February. We decided to bash this during archetypal week of October. Dates were finalized a mates of months earlier the travel. We chose to enactment with Heritage Resorts, Hampi. Prices were connected the higher broadside owed to vacation season, but we had a precise pleasant stay.

Our itinerary arsenic follows.

Day 1 - Chennai to Hampi (Chennai - Arcot - Ranipet - Chittoor - Kolar - Hoskote - Tumkur - Chitradurga - Hosapet) (NH48, NH40, NH75, NH50)
Day 2 - Hampi show seeing
Day 3 - Hampi show seeing
Day 4 - Hampi to Chennai (Hosapet - Chitradurga - Tumkur - Neelamangala - Electronic metropolis - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Sriperumbadur - Chennai)

There are chiefly 2 routes from Chennai to Hampi. First 1 goes done Chittoor - Kolar - Chitradurga and the different 1 goes done Chittoor - Anantpur - Ballari. The second 1 seems to beryllium a abbreviated 1 from the region standpoint (around 80kms lesser), nevertheless arsenic per maps, this takes much clip to screen owed to the roadworthy condition. Hence we decided to instrumentality the archetypal enactment which appeared to beryllium a close determination astatine the end. We were capable to screen the region quickly, arsenic the postulation was airy and capable to scope the destination an hr aboriginal arsenic per maps.

My thrust is 2017 exemplary Toyota Fortuner Diesel 4x4 AT variant. It has been our trusted thrust since its inception to the family. The abstraction it offers wrong is decidedly an vantage during the agelong roadworthy trips. I changed the banal tyres with Apollo Apterra AT2 each terrain tyres which offers decent grip during the off-roads without compromising excessively overmuch connected the road. As the conveyance is ladder connected framework type, the thrust whitethorn not beryllium arsenic creaseless arsenic the different monocoque SUVs successful the market, particularly portion dealing the corners. But its spell anyplace capableness without breaking a sweat, higher seating position, crushed clearance, visibility, immense roadworthy presence, and much importantly the reliability would compensate enough.

True workhorse basking successful the glory!

Day1:

Chennai to Hampi is astir 700kms, hence it is suggested to person an aboriginal commencement to screen the region connected the aforesaid time and scope the destination earlier sunset. We started astir 4AM. We enactment adjacent Shollingallor (OMR), it took america little than 45mins to participate NH48 via Sriperumbadur. We drove each the mode to Arcot and took the deviation towards Ranipet. The roadworthy from Ranipet till Chittoor is narrow, but postulation was sparse during the aboriginal greeting which helped america to transverse those sections without overmuch fuss. Once we transverse Chittoor, determination are roadworthy widening works happening which slowed down a bit. We were asked to instrumentality a detour done immoderate colony roads earlier we articulation backmost again connected the highway. As it was aboriginal greeting and determination were nary different vehicles connected this agelong astatine the clip it took lone astir 10 minutes for america to transverse this. However, this whitethorn not beryllium the lawsuit erstwhile you question astatine a aboriginal clip of the day. Further, the travel was precise smooth. We were covering the distances successful bully time. We crossed Hosokate (outer Bangalore) astir 9 AM and by 9:30 AM we were into Tumkur-Chitradurga highway.

There are galore meal points betwixt Chittoor to Kolar, but we decided to skip since kids were asleep. We thought not to disturb them and wanted to screen arsenic overmuch earlier they aftermath up! But it turned retired to beryllium a atrocious decision. Once we crossed Hosakote and entered Tumkur highway, it is simply a recently constructed road and goes done elevated corridors astatine galore places. We were hardly capable to find a decent edifice connected this stretch. Finally the kids woke up and we had nary prime different than stopping astatine immoderate random nutrient associated which we would not person taken otherwise. We rapidly finished-off the meal and moved connected with our onward journey.

Note: For those travelling successful these routes, Hosakote - Tumkur - Chitradurga strecth doesn't person galore options erstwhile it comes to prime nutrient joints. Chitradurga - Hosapet agelong is besides nary different. Hence if you are travelling with kids/elders, it is suggested to transportation capable snacks/fruits/water to support them energized done the journey.

We were doing bully speeds and optimistic astir reaching the destination by 3PM. We thought not to halt for immoderate luncheon successful betwixt and decided to person thing erstwhile we scope the resort. Here comes the adjacent twist. There were overbridge constructions successful Tumkur - Chitradurga strecth. One of them virtually derailed our progress. We mislaid important clip portion crossing 1 of them. Luckily we were carrying capable snacks truthful we managed to question without immoderate further breaks and reached the destination by 4PM finally. Despite of getting into the gridlock, we inactive managed to scope an hr earlier the existent clip suggested by maps during the commencement of the journey. Check-in process was smooth. We ordered immoderate nutrient and relaxed a bit. Later successful the evening we spent immoderate clip with kids successful the pool. Then we had our meal and called it a day.

Few snaps we took on the way. Before reaching Hosapet, the roadworthy goes done the sides of Tungabhadra river. It is mighty ample wherever you get an illusion that you spell by an ocean.

Day2:

We woke up a spot precocious successful the morning. Freshened up and finished the breakfast. It was already 10 AM by the clip we got acceptable to determination out.

To beryllium honest, we didn't person immoderate wide itinerary for Hampi sightseeing. Hampi is immense and hence we had to beryllium selective successful picking up the spots arsenic we had lone 2 days, and with tiny kids! The spot we stayed offered authorized work guides, but each of them were prebooked portion we enquired. The reception manager and enactment unit were benignant capable to explicate america the important places that we tin accommodate successful our plan. They helped america with a tourer representation and charted the way and the places to visit. We mightiness person spent immoderate 30 minutes successful the reception, which gave america a batch of insights. I wasn't definite till this constituent whether I could instrumentality backstage vehicles to the ruined sites. I was delighted erstwhile learnt that each spots are accessible by our ain vehicles. For those who don't privation to instrumentality their vehicles, determination are galore car drivers who enactment arsenic guides arsenic good and they connection the packages successful a precise nominal prices.

A spot of past to commencement with. Hampi is simply a UNESCO World Heritage Site located successful Vijayanagara territory of Karnataka. The metropolis was considered arsenic astir apt India's richest erstwhile upon a clip earlier it was conquered by the Sultanates service successful 15th century. Hampi ruins are dispersed crossed 4000 hectares. These monuments which were astir apt built astir 12th centaury by Chalukya kingdom are genuinely architecture marvels. They were truly up of their time. The metropolis was segregated into 2 centres. The archetypal has been named arsenic Sacred centre which hosts the salient temples and different spiritual monuments. The different 1 has been named arsenic Royal centre, hosts the architectures which were built for the elite royal family.

We started disconnected with Virupaksha temple. This is the lone functioning temple amongst different temple ruins wherever the worship is carried on. There is large gopuram successful the entrance. Once you are in, you volition beryllium greeted by the temple elephant Lakshmi. According to the mythology, it was successful Kishkindha that Lord Rama met Sugriva and Hanuman. Kishkindha is portrayed arsenic a portion astir Hampi. There is simply a spot called Hanumanahalli adjacent which is considered arsenic the birthplace of Sri Hanuman. You could witnesser galore monkeys successful and astir the temple. Their assemblage connection and the mannerism shows they unrecorded successful harmony with humans.

Other salient monuments successful the Sacred centre are Ganesha temple, SriKrishna temple, Narasimha statue.

It was drizzling successful the greeting which kept the clime chill for immoderate time. But the humidity picked up successful nary clip and it was getting hard to locomotion around. It was getting person to the luncheon clip arsenic well. There are lone constricted nutrient associated options nearby. We person to travel towards Hosapet municipality (the closest municipality adjacent Hampi ruins site). We planned to sojourn "Mango tree" edifice which is 1 of the preferred options suggested successful different travelogues oregon youtube channels. The spot has got a bully vibe and the nutrient is besides precise nice.

Post lunch, we planned to sojourn the Royal centre. The royal enclosure is believed to beryllium known for its elegancy. Evidences of decorated plinths, h2o systems, royal household suites etc person been recovered during the excavations implicit a play of time. This spot seems to person a much secular vibe arsenic the Indo-Islamic benignant of architecture power is intelligibly visible. That shows the progressive mindset of this kingdom during the past medieval period.

There were much places to cover, but arsenic it got implicit 6PM, we thought to skip the remainder and proceed to the room. Kids wanted to walk immoderate clip successful the excavation which they deserved aft specified a agelong time outing. We had immoderate prime clip successful the resort. They arranged modern people euphony and creation performed by section people which benignant of resonated the history. We enjoyed the evening with sumptuous meal on with the accepted arts and past called it a day.

Day 3:

Plan for Day 3 was to screen Vitthala temple successful the archetypal fractional of the time and past proceed to Sanapur water to walk the evening. Sree Vijaya Vitthala temple is considered the astir extravagant architectural showpiece of Hampi. The item of this temple is its philharmonic pillared mantap halls and the chromatic chariot. The temple parking country is situated astir a km away. You tin either locomotion oregon prosecute the e-buggy. Tickets for hiring e-buggy (to and fro) and visiting the temple field is disposable astatine the parking halfway itself. Except Vitthala, the remainder each monuments we visited didn't person the introduction fee.

We took the e-buggy option, suggested if travelling with aged radical oregon tiny kids. There are plentifulness of e-buggy's plying, hence we didn't person to hold much. We were astatine the temple entranceway successful little than 5 mins. Authorized usher work is disposable astatine the temple entranceway itself. It would beryllium a bully acquisition with them arsenic they instrumentality you done the past and value of the monuments inside. The astir absorbing 1 is the philharmonic pillars wrong the mantapa. These pillars emit philharmonic tones erstwhile tapped with hands. The existent root of euphony from these pillars is inactive a mystery.

Few pictures of Vitthala temple premises

We spent fewer hours successful Vitthala temple earlier we started disconnected to Sanapur. We took the e-buggy to spell backmost to the parking country and we were determination successful no-time. We got into the car and dilatory started moving to our adjacent destination. Then I noticed the tyre unit indicator showing important psi driblet for the rear broadside connected the right. I pulled implicit adjacent by a banyan histrion and parked the car nether the shade. Pulled retired the tyre inflators and plunged swiftly into action. I couldn't find immoderate puncture and decided to proceed station filling up the air.

Sanapur water is situated connected the different broadside of Hampi, which is astir 30km (45 minutes drive). This is situated connected the different broadside of Tungabhadra river. This broadside is usually called arsenic greener broadside of Hampi oregon Hippie island. It is much backpacker affable with fund options for accommodations and nutrient joints. Thanks to the travelogue from Dr.AD "The Wild and Green Side of Hampi" which helped america to place the cardinal locations and nutrient joints successful Sanapur. The thrust is enchanting arsenic the scenes are rather antithetic erstwhile compared to the accepted Hampi area. Large paddy fields, h2o ways, greenish forests connected the mode are truly pleasing to the eyes. We were driving astatine a precise nominal gait enjoying the scenery. I was besides keeping an oculus connected the tyre unit indicator for immoderate imaginable aerial leak, but it was each good connected the move.

It was 1:30PM by the clip we scope Sanapur. So we thought of taking a speedy luncheon earlier proceeding to the water area. I was tracking the Wood Stock Cafe which was suggested by Dr.AD successful his travelogue. I reached the spot but past realized that the spot was taken implicit by a caller squad and hence it is renamed present arsenic Mykonos Cafe. It is situated close connected the reservoir roadworthy which leads to Sanapur lake. The ambience is beauteous good. We ordered fewer burgers, pastas and pizza. Food was truly bully but the information that food dispersed implicit the pizza was not truthful truly fresh. They did notation that it was owed to predominant powerfulness proviso disruption connected the erstwhile day, the refrigerator cooling mightiness person impacted. It was a Monday and hence the assemblage was truly little and we spent immoderate clip successful the cafe leisurely.

After spending sometime astir the lake, we started our travel backmost to the resort. This clip we took a antithetic route. The 1 we utilized for onward travel from Vitthala temple was done Hanumanahalli. The different limb goes via Munirabad. Before taking near to Hosapet, you tin spot the main entranceway of Tungabhadra dam and plot connected the right. We reached the edifice astir 5PM wherever we spent remainder of the day.

Day 4:

It is the last time of the trip. We checked-out from the spot astir 10AM, stuffed the luggage successful the footwear space. We were astir acceptable to commencement our travel backmost to Chennai. Then I noticed that rear close broadside tyre had gone flat! Though one filled the aerial the erstwhile day, it had gone wholly level overnight. I retained 1 banal tyre arsenic spare but didn't privation to usage that for specified agelong travel. Rather I filled successful the aerial and went to a adjacent tyre puncture shop. They identified the puncture rapidly and did the occupation successful little than fractional an hour. We were acceptable to roll.

We had the program to sojourn household members successful Bangalore, truthful aft reaching Tumkur, we took the Neelamangala roadworthy and headed to Electronic city. We reached determination astir 3PM and spent fewer hours there. We near Bangalore astir 7:30PM, took the Hosur-Krishnagiri-Vellore way for the last limb of this roadworthy trip. It would not person taken much than 5 to 6 hours to scope Chennai via this way earlier. But it is not the lawsuit now. A batch of implicit span constructions are happening connected the way, particularly betwixt Arcot and Sriperumbudur. It was tiring arsenic I had to dilatory down intermittently to instrumentality the deviation towards work roads. Once you are connected the work roads, past overtaking enactment virtually doesn't beryllium particularly if you are down the trailers.

I navigated cautiously done those atrocious stretches and yet reached Chennai astir 2AM. Four days went similar a breeze and thoughts astir the adjacent roadworthy trips started kicking in. I don't cognize that yet and wherever would beryllium my destination adjacent time. Every car enthusiasts cognize this feeling. Driving is not conscionable a hobby, but it is simply a manner for existent enthusiasts. Until I fastener my seatbelt for the adjacent agelong drive, this is your genuinely Cruiser D signing off. Live to Drive!

16th November 2024, 18:53	#1
BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: KL/TN Posts: 88 Thanked: 135 Times	Exploring marvelous Hampi successful a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi) Hampi had been successful our privation database for a while. We initially attempted to screen it during our travel to Gokarna past December 2023. But we had to driblet it owed to deficiency of time. Hampi has humid upwind done retired the year, and hence the champion clip for a sojourn is considered to beryllium betwixt October to February. We decided to bash this during archetypal week of October. Dates were finalized a mates of months earlier the travel. We chose to enactment with Heritage Resorts, Hampi. Prices were connected the higher broadside owed to vacation season, but we had a precise pleasant stay. Our itinerary arsenic follows. Day 1 - Chennai to Hampi (Chennai - Arcot - Ranipet - Chittoor - Kolar - Hoskote - Tumkur - Chitradurga - Hosapet) (NH48, NH40, NH75, NH50) Day 2 - Hampi show seeing Day 3 - Hampi show seeing Day 4 - Hampi to Chennai (Hosapet - Chitradurga - Tumkur - Neelamangala - Electronic metropolis - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Sriperumbadur - Chennai) There are chiefly 2 routes from Chennai to Hampi. First 1 goes done Chittoor - Kolar - Chitradurga and the different 1 goes done Chittoor - Anantpur - Ballari. The second 1 seems to beryllium a abbreviated 1 from the region standpoint (around 80kms lesser), nevertheless arsenic per maps, this takes much clip to screen owed to the roadworthy condition. Hence we decided to instrumentality the archetypal enactment which appeared to beryllium a close determination astatine the end. We were capable to screen the region quickly, arsenic the postulation was airy and capable to scope the destination an hr aboriginal arsenic per maps. Attached Thumbnails
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16th November 2024, 19:00	#2
BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: KL/TN Posts: 88 Thanked: 135 Times	Re: Exploring marvelous Hampi successful a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi) My thrust is 2017 exemplary Toyota Fortuner Diesel 4x4 AT variant. It has been our trusted thrust since its inception to the family. The abstraction it offers wrong is decidedly an vantage during the agelong roadworthy trips. I changed the banal tyres with Apollo Apterra AT2 each terrain tyres which offers decent grip during the off-roads without compromising excessively overmuch connected the road. As the conveyance is ladder connected framework type, the thrust whitethorn not beryllium arsenic creaseless arsenic the different monocoque SUVs successful the market, particularly portion dealing the corners. But its spell anyplace capableness without breaking a sweat, higher seating position, crushed clearance, visibility, immense roadworthy presence, and much importantly the reliability would compensate enough. True workhorse basking successful the glory! Attached Thumbnails
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16th November 2024, 19:04	#3
BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: KL/TN Posts: 88 Thanked: 135 Times	Re: Exploring marvelous Hampi successful a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi) Day1: Chennai to Hampi is astir 700kms, hence it is suggested to person an aboriginal commencement to screen the region connected the aforesaid time and scope the destination earlier sunset. We started astir 4AM. We enactment adjacent Shollingallor (OMR), it took america little than 45mins to participate NH48 via Sriperumbadur. We drove each the mode to Arcot and took the deviation towards Ranipet. The roadworthy from Ranipet till Chittoor is narrow, but postulation was sparse during the aboriginal greeting which helped america to transverse those sections without overmuch fuss. Once we transverse Chittoor, determination are roadworthy widening works happening which slowed down a bit. We were asked to instrumentality a detour done immoderate colony roads earlier we articulation backmost again connected the highway. As it was aboriginal greeting and determination were nary different vehicles connected this agelong astatine the clip it took lone astir 10 minutes for america to transverse this. However, this whitethorn not beryllium the lawsuit erstwhile you question astatine a aboriginal clip of the day. Further, the travel was precise smooth. We were covering the distances successful bully time. We crossed Hosokate (outer Bangalore) astir 9 AM and by 9:30 AM we were into Tumkur-Chitradurga highway. There are galore meal points betwixt Chittoor to Kolar, but we decided to skip since kids were asleep. We thought not to disturb them and wanted to screen arsenic overmuch earlier they aftermath up! But it turned retired to beryllium a atrocious decision. Once we crossed Hosakote and entered Tumkur highway, it is simply a recently constructed road and goes done elevated corridors astatine galore places. We were hardly capable to find a decent edifice connected this stretch. Finally the kids woke up and we had nary prime different than stopping astatine immoderate random nutrient associated which we would not person taken otherwise. We rapidly finished-off the meal and moved connected with our onward journey. Note: For those travelling successful these routes, Hosakote - Tumkur - Chitradurga strecth doesn't person galore options erstwhile it comes to prime nutrient joints. Chitradurga - Hosapet agelong is besides nary different. Hence if you are travelling with kids/elders, it is suggested to transportation capable snacks/fruits/water to support them energized done the journey. We were doing bully speeds and optimistic astir reaching the destination by 3PM. We thought not to halt for immoderate luncheon successful betwixt and decided to person thing erstwhile we scope the resort. Here comes the adjacent twist. There were overbridge constructions successful Tumkur - Chitradurga strecth. One of them virtually derailed our progress. We mislaid important clip portion crossing 1 of them. Luckily we were carrying capable snacks truthful we managed to question without immoderate further breaks and reached the destination by 4PM finally. Despite of getting into the gridlock, we inactive managed to scope an hr earlier the existent clip suggested by maps during the commencement of the journey. Check-in process was smooth. We ordered immoderate nutrient and relaxed a bit. Later successful the evening we spent immoderate clip with kids successful the pool. Then we had our meal and called it a day. Few snaps we took on the way. Before reaching Hosapet, the roadworthy goes done the sides of Tungabhadra river. It is mighty ample wherever you get an illusion that you spell by an ocean. Last edited by Cruiser_D : 16th November 2024 astatine 19:07. Reason: Added header "Day1"
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16th November 2024, 19:27	#4
BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: KL/TN Posts: 88 Thanked: 135 Times	Re: Exploring marvelous Hampi successful a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi) Day2: We woke up a spot precocious successful the morning. Freshened up and finished the breakfast. It was already 10 AM by the clip we got acceptable to determination out. To beryllium honest, we didn't person immoderate wide itinerary for Hampi sightseeing. Hampi is immense and hence we had to beryllium selective successful picking up the spots arsenic we had lone 2 days, and with tiny kids! The spot we stayed offered authorized work guides, but each of them were prebooked portion we enquired. The reception manager and enactment unit were benignant capable to explicate america the important places that we tin accommodate successful our plan. They helped america with a tourer representation and charted the way and the places to visit. We mightiness person spent immoderate 30 minutes successful the reception, which gave america a batch of insights. I wasn't definite till this constituent whether I could instrumentality backstage vehicles to the ruined sites. I was delighted erstwhile learnt that each spots are accessible by our ain vehicles. For those who don't privation to instrumentality their vehicles, determination are galore car drivers who enactment arsenic guides arsenic good and they connection the packages successful a precise nominal prices. A spot of past to commencement with. Hampi is simply a UNESCO World Heritage Site located successful Vijayanagara territory of Karnataka. The metropolis was considered arsenic astir apt India's richest erstwhile upon a clip earlier it was conquered by the Sultanates service successful 15th century. Hampi ruins are dispersed crossed 4000 hectares. These monuments which were astir apt built astir 12th centaury by Chalukya kingdom are genuinely architecture marvels. They were truly up of their time. The metropolis was segregated into 2 centres. The archetypal has been named arsenic Sacred centre which hosts the salient temples and different spiritual monuments. The different 1 has been named arsenic Royal centre, hosts the architectures which were built for the elite royal family. We started disconnected with Virupaksha temple. This is the lone functioning temple amongst different temple ruins wherever the worship is carried on. There is large gopuram successful the entrance. Once you are in, you volition beryllium greeted by the temple elephant Lakshmi. According to the mythology, it was successful Kishkindha that Lord Rama met Sugriva and Hanuman. Kishkindha is portrayed arsenic a portion astir Hampi. There is simply a spot called Hanumanahalli adjacent which is considered arsenic the birthplace of Sri Hanuman. You could witnesser galore monkeys successful and astir the temple. Their assemblage connection and the mannerism shows they unrecorded successful harmony with humans. Other salient monuments successful the Sacred centre are Ganesha temple, SriKrishna temple, Narasimha statue. It was drizzling successful the greeting which kept the clime chill for immoderate time. But the humidity picked up successful nary clip and it was getting hard to locomotion around. It was getting person to the luncheon clip arsenic well. There are lone constricted nutrient associated options nearby. We person to travel towards Hosapet municipality (the closest municipality adjacent Hampi ruins site). We planned to sojourn "Mango tree" edifice which is 1 of the preferred options suggested successful different travelogues oregon youtube channels. The spot has got a bully vibe and the nutrient is besides precise nice. Post lunch, we planned to sojourn the Royal centre. The royal enclosure is believed to beryllium known for its elegancy. Evidences of decorated plinths, h2o systems, royal household suites etc person been recovered during the excavations implicit a play of time. This spot seems to person a much secular vibe arsenic the Indo-Islamic benignant of architecture power is intelligibly visible. That shows the progressive mindset of this kingdom during the past medieval period. There were much places to cover, but arsenic it got implicit 6PM, we thought to skip the remainder and proceed to the room. Kids wanted to walk immoderate clip successful the excavation which they deserved aft specified a agelong time outing. We had immoderate prime clip successful the resort. They arranged modern people euphony and creation performed by section people which benignant of resonated the history. We enjoyed the evening with sumptuous meal on with the accepted arts and past called it a day. Last edited by Cruiser_D : 16th November 2024 astatine 19:51. Reason: adhd image
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16th November 2024, 20:10	#5
BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: KL/TN Posts: 88 Thanked: 135 Times	Re: Exploring marvelous Hampi successful a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi) Day 3: Plan for Day 3 was to screen Vitthala temple successful the archetypal fractional of the time and past proceed to Sanapur water to walk the evening. Sree Vijaya Vitthala temple is considered the astir extravagant architectural showpiece of Hampi. The item of this temple is its philharmonic pillared mantap halls and the chromatic chariot. The temple parking country is situated astir a km away. You tin either locomotion oregon prosecute the e-buggy. Tickets for hiring e-buggy (to and fro) and visiting the temple field is disposable astatine the parking halfway itself. Except Vitthala, the remainder each monuments we visited didn't person the introduction fee. We took the e-buggy option, suggested if travelling with aged radical oregon tiny kids. There are plentifulness of e-buggy's plying, hence we didn't person to hold much. We were astatine the temple entranceway successful little than 5 mins. Authorized usher work is disposable astatine the temple entranceway itself. It would beryllium a bully acquisition with them arsenic they instrumentality you done the past and value of the monuments inside. The astir absorbing 1 is the philharmonic pillars wrong the mantapa. These pillars emit philharmonic tones erstwhile tapped with hands. The existent root of euphony from these pillars is inactive a mystery. Few pictures of Vitthala temple premises We spent fewer hours successful Vitthala temple earlier we started disconnected to Sanapur. We took the e-buggy to spell backmost to the parking country and we were determination successful no-time. We got into the car and dilatory started moving to our adjacent destination. Then I noticed the tyre unit indicator showing important psi driblet for the rear broadside connected the right. I pulled implicit adjacent by a banyan histrion and parked the car nether the shade. Pulled retired the tyre inflators and plunged swiftly into action. I couldn't find immoderate puncture and decided to proceed station filling up the air. Sanapur water is situated connected the different broadside of Hampi, which is astir 30km (45 minutes drive). This is situated connected the different broadside of Tungabhadra river. This broadside is usually called arsenic greener broadside of Hampi oregon Hippie island. It is much backpacker affable with fund options for accommodations and nutrient joints. Thanks to the travelogue from Dr.AD "The Wild and Green Side of Hampi" which helped america to place the cardinal locations and nutrient joints successful Sanapur. The thrust is enchanting arsenic the scenes are rather antithetic erstwhile compared to the accepted Hampi area. Large paddy fields, h2o ways, greenish forests connected the mode are truly pleasing to the eyes. We were driving astatine a precise nominal gait enjoying the scenery. I was besides keeping an oculus connected the tyre unit indicator for immoderate imaginable aerial leak, but it was each good connected the move. It was 1:30PM by the clip we scope Sanapur. So we thought of taking a speedy luncheon earlier proceeding to the water area. I was tracking the Wood Stock Cafe which was suggested by Dr.AD successful his travelogue. I reached the spot but past realized that the spot was taken implicit by a caller squad and hence it is renamed present arsenic Mykonos Cafe. It is situated close connected the reservoir roadworthy which leads to Sanapur lake. The ambience is beauteous good. We ordered fewer burgers, pastas and pizza. Food was truly bully but the information that food dispersed implicit the pizza was not truthful truly fresh. They did notation that it was owed to predominant powerfulness proviso disruption connected the erstwhile day, the refrigerator cooling mightiness person impacted. It was a Monday and hence the assemblage was truly little and we spent immoderate clip successful the cafe leisurely. After spending sometime astir the lake, we started our travel backmost to the resort. This clip we took a antithetic route. The 1 we utilized for onward travel from Vitthala temple was done Hanumanahalli. The different limb goes via Munirabad. Before taking near to Hosapet, you tin spot the main entranceway of Tungabhadra dam and plot connected the right. We reached the edifice astir 5PM wherever we spent remainder of the day.
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16th November 2024, 20:14	#6
BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: KL/TN Posts: 88 Thanked: 135 Times	Re: Exploring marvelous Hampi successful a Toyota Fortuner (Chennai to Hampi) Day 4: It is the last time of the trip. We checked-out from the spot astir 10AM, stuffed the luggage successful the footwear space. We were astir acceptable to commencement our travel backmost to Chennai. Then I noticed that rear close broadside tyre had gone flat! Though one filled the aerial the erstwhile day, it had gone wholly level overnight. I retained 1 banal tyre arsenic spare but didn't privation to usage that for specified agelong travel. Rather I filled successful the aerial and went to a adjacent tyre puncture shop. They identified the puncture rapidly and did the occupation successful little than fractional an hour. We were acceptable to roll. We had the program to sojourn household members successful Bangalore, truthful aft reaching Tumkur, we took the Neelamangala roadworthy and headed to Electronic city. We reached determination astir 3PM and spent fewer hours there. We near Bangalore astir 7:30PM, took the Hosur-Krishnagiri-Vellore way for the last limb of this roadworthy trip. It would not person taken much than 5 to 6 hours to scope Chennai via this way earlier. But it is not the lawsuit now. A batch of implicit span constructions are happening connected the way, particularly betwixt Arcot and Sriperumbudur. It was tiring arsenic I had to dilatory down intermittently to instrumentality the deviation towards work roads. Once you are connected the work roads, past overtaking enactment virtually doesn't beryllium particularly if you are down the trailers. I navigated cautiously done those atrocious stretches and yet reached Chennai astir 2AM. Four days went similar a breeze and thoughts astir the adjacent roadworthy trips started kicking in. I don't cognize that yet and wherever would beryllium my destination adjacent time. Every car enthusiasts cognize this feeling. Driving is not conscionable a hobby, but it is simply a manner for existent enthusiasts. Until I fastener my seatbelt for the adjacent agelong drive, this is your genuinely Cruiser D signing off. Live to Drive!
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