Last entry I left off at the marketplace in Hampi. The bazaar is headed by, you guessed it, another temple. The main attraction here is the "elephant blessing." You give a rupee to the elephant, the elephant gives the rupee to the attendant, and then the elephant blesses you by touching his trunk to your head.
The holes in this large boulder are not natural. Before dynamite, builders use to make small holes in the rocks, insert some wood, and wet the wood so it would expand. The pressure would cut the rock with great precision and ease! They then used the building blocks to build a variety of structures.
In the royal center, there was an underground tunnel area that used to contain the precious jewels. Very Indiana Jones-esque...as we felt our way around in the dark (we had one match), we were just waiting to run into the pit of snakes.
"The group" standing proud on the remains of an ancient home. Although not quite as preserved as the temples, it was cool to see what kind of structures the people (at least rich important people) used to live in. They even had aqueduct systems and wells right up to the houses! The last day was a refreshing break from looking at temples, but we were all ready to head back to Mysore by the time the trip was over.
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