This post was originally published on the Club Mahindra Blog. I am re-posting it here on the request of some of my regular readers.
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The first thing that strikes you in Hampi is these huge boulders all over the place. They were everywhere, and we started recognizing the distinctive ones over the two days we spent wandering around, looking at what was left of the erstwhile Vijayanagar Empire. While I listened to our guide and stared at the ruins with awe, all I could think of was the story that these huge boulders could tell, if only they could speak�. But then again, maybe they do speak�
They speak of an age long gone by�.
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| Path leading to the Vitthala temple, once part of a huge bazaar |
How they came to be there, no one knows for certain. Mythology says they were thrown there by a mischievous god. Science tells us that they are the last remnants of a volcanic eruption�