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Elephant stables in the royal complex at Hampi, Hospet.
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There are 11 elephant stables in the royal complex at Hampi. These large rooms were meant to house very large elephants. Each of these has a small door leading to the stable next to it. Hampi is a village in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in India. Hampi is located within the
ruins area of Vijayanagara. It was the former capital of the Vijayanagara empire.
Predating the city of Vijayanagara, this village continues to be an important religious center. The village of Hampi contains many other monuments belonging to the old city. It extends into some of the old ceremonial streets of Vijayanagara. Saint Vidyaranya established the seat of Vijayanagara empire in 1336 A.D. Hospet (12 km from Hampi) is the main town for the getaway for Hampi. Hampi has a history from the epical age of Ramayana, ages before the Vijayanagara Empire was born.  |
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