The famous Hampi Utsav will be held at UNESCO’s world heritage centre, Hampi near Hospet (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/241) on 3-5, November. Hampi is also known as Vijayanagara, the “City of Victory”. Hampi attracts visitors all over the world throughout the year. Every year, the first week of November, Hampi Utsav is held to celebrate the mark of victory of Vijayanagara empire. Renowned people from the field of art, dance, music and drama will perform during the Hampi festival.
Being from native district of Bellary, Sri. G. Janardhana Reddy, Minister of Tourism and Culture and Chairman of Hampi Utsav, has taken special interest to ensure the visitors live the Vijayanagara experience and put Hampi onto the world map.
The star performers at the event include Asha Bhonsle, Ilayaraja, Pankaj Udhas, Sonu Nigam, Kishori Amonkar, Hamsalekha, Kasturi Shankar, B. R. Chaya, Vasundhara Das and others… on Music. It also includes international cultural troops from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Tanzania, Indonesia, etc… Classical dancers include Swapna Sundari, Shobana Narayan and others
I have captured couple of monuments and have loaded on to this blog… these are just a few....
If you travelling to Hampi and if you need any help in terms logistics, lodging, cab facility, pls do not hesitate to get in touch base with me… I might be some help to you…
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