The coracles are still around. You can drive card and bikes around, albeit within a reasonable distance. I am from Kamalapura, which is 4km from the Lotus Mahal. A lot has changed in Hampi, but the stalls and hawkers are gone from the ruins. The Tungabhadra still flows strong, and the Archeological Society has done some good work, some things are really improved. There's a good rock climbing community around there. And the government has shifted a "zoo" to the Bear Sanctuary and it's now a wildlife preserve. Apparently the leopards are also returning because of Covid (one of the positive things).
I have a cousin who has an instagram channel you'll love: @hampi_stories. He's a photographer who goes to Hampi every weekend.
If you ever return, hit me up. I use this handle everywhere. I can introduce you to the Dean of the Hampi university, who is a family friend. No one knows Hampi like he does.
I'm writing a book on the Rayas. It's a lot of work because I want to write it in a vein that skips ahead and behind, with scenes that intertwine stories from before it's most famous king, Krishnadevaraya, and scenes of his own time. It's one of my favourite places. I'm glad you loved visiting.
I have a cousin who has an instagram channel you'll love: @hampi_stories. He's a photographer who goes to Hampi every weekend.
If you ever return, hit me up. I use this handle everywhere. I can introduce you to the Dean of the Hampi university, who is a family friend. No one knows Hampi like he does.
I'm writing a book on the Rayas. It's a lot of work because I want to write it in a vein that skips ahead and behind, with scenes that intertwine stories from before it's most famous king, Krishnadevaraya, and scenes of his own time. It's one of my favourite places. I'm glad you loved visiting.