A World Heritage Centre, Hampi was the seat of the Vijayanagar empire and also the capital of the largest empire in post-mughal India. Lying amidst giant boulders and healthy vegetation with remnants of its past glory, the city once boasted riches known far beyond the Indian skyline. Spanning in an area of 26 sq km, the city of Hampi extended its boundary to several states in the south of India. With the river Tungabhadra flowing to its north and rocky granite ridges surrounding it from other three sides, the ruins of Hampi speachlessly narrates the glorious story of fabulous wealth, it possesed during its heydays. The remains of majestic palaces and gateways of the mutilated city is a testimony to a man's immense imagination power together with his capacity for heinous crime. Today, the ruins at Hampi remindes its visitors of the greatest land of culture, music, art and architecture, which continues to exude a charm, that is just mind-blowing. .