Hampi Bazaar
Virupaksha Bazaar
A roughly 750 m ancient market street in front of Virupaksha Temple, lined with colonnades, with a giant stone Nandi bull at its eastern end.
Hampi Bazaar is a broad stone-paved street directly in front of Virupaksha Temple, flanked by two-tiered stone colonnades from the Vijayanagara period. It was once a bustling market for jewels, cloth and horses. After 2011, the shops and residents occupying the colonnades were relocated, and the arcades have since been restored. Today there are souvenir stalls, cafés and guesthouses nearby. At the east end of the street stands a giant stone statue of Nandi, the sacred bull, and behind it begin the steps up Matanga Hill. Admission is free, and it can be explored at any time of day.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Sasivekalu & Kadalekalu Ganesha
- Hemakuta Hill Temples
- Virupaksha Temple
- Krishna Temple, Hampi
- Tungabhadra River Coracle Ride
- Matanga Hill
- Lakshmi Narasimha Statue & Badavilinga
- Achyutaraya Temple