Thilak Homestay

Hampi


A step up from most places in the bazaar, this clean, orderly place has eight well-presented rooms (and more in another block) that have spring mattresses and hot water. Owner Kish is very helpful and can arrange a reliable autorickshaw driver or make other transport arrangements.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Hampi attractions

1. Virupaksha Temple

0.11 MILES

The focal point of Hampi Bazaar is this temple, one of the city’s oldest structures, and Hampi’s only remaining working temple. The main gopuram (gateway)…

2. Ghats

0.17 MILES

These stepped bathing ghats (landings) are just north of Virupaksha Temple.They're still used by village women.

3. Hemakuta Hill

0.3 MILES

To the south, overlooking Virupaksha Temple, Hemakuta Hill has a scattering of early ruins, including monolithic sculptures of Narasimha (Vishnu in his…

4. Krishna Temple

0.36 MILES

Built in 1513, Krishna Temple is fronted by an apsara (celestial nymph) and 10 incarnations of Vishnu. It’s on the road to Virupaksha Temple near Lakshimi…

6. Nandi Statue

0.41 MILES

At the eastern end of Hampi Bazaar is a Nandi statue, around which stand some of the colonnaded blocks of the ancient marketplace. This is the main…

7. Lakshimi Narasmiha

0.42 MILES

An interesting stop along the road to Virupaksha Temple is the 6.7m monolithic statue of the bulging-eyed Lakshimi Narasmiha in a cross-legged lotus…

8. Sule Bazaar

0.61 MILES

Halfway along the path from Hampi Bazaar to Vittala Temple, a track to the right leads over the rocks to deserted Sule Bazaar, one of ancient Hampi’s…