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hmpai ramaayaNa
knaaüXk rajya maðø hmpai naama ka Ok C<Xa saa Sahr hò. Sahr sað baarh ekla<maiXr dÜr hmpai kð KaùRhr hòø. yað KaùRhr bahÙta dÜr tak fòlað hÙO hòø. paÒayaH la<ga Esa sTaana k< ramaayaNa ka eke\knDaa xað*a maanatað hòø. Oðsaa kha jaataa hò ek rama kð parma ema*a hnaØmaana ka janma yahaú kð AùjanaaedÒ pavaüta par hÙAa Taa. Esa sTaana k< baaela A>r saØgaÒiva ki rajaDaanai Bai maanatað hòø. Saayad Esaielayað Esa paÒdðSa k< baðllaari Bai kha jaataa hò. la<ga Oðsaa maanatað høò ek ramaayaNa kð maataùga ?e\a ka AaÂama Bai yahiø maataùga pavaüta par Taa. Aaja Bai Esa paha_i par Ok maendr kð AvaSað\a hòø. A>r yahaú par hòø ?\yamaÜk pavaüta, baaela ka eklaa, paÒva\aüNa pavaüta Aaed ja< taØùgaBadÒa nadi kð caar<ø A<r Pòlað hÙO hòø. nadi kð paasa Ok C<Xi sai Jaila Bai hò. paØranað zamaanað maðø Saayad Esai k< pampaasar khtað Tað. hmpai maðø evajayanagar saamaÒajya A>r jaòna maØenaya<ø kð maY<ø kð KaùRhr Bai hòø.
hmpai kð KaùRhr<ø maðø Ok paØranaa maendr Bai hò. maendr ki Qaaesayata yah hò ek Esakð divaar<ø A>r KamBa<ø par ramaayaNa kð eca*a KaØdð hÙO hòø. yað eca*a bahÙta baariki sað Ka<dð gaO hòø halaaúek samaya kð saaTa yað kÙC eGasa za-r gaO hòø. Aanað vaalað panna<ø maðø hma hampai kð Esa maendr ki divaar<ø par KaØdð ramaayaNa k< paÒstaØta kr rhð hòø.
Hampi Ramayana
About 12 kilometers from the little town of Hospet in Karnataka lie the extensive ruins at a place called Hampi. Hampi falls into what is regarded as the Kishkindha area of the Ramayana. Legend has it that Hanuman, Rama's devoted ally, was born here at Anjanadri hill. This was also supposed to be the kingdom of Bali and Sugriva, hence, perhaps, the name of this region, Bellary. Matanga rishi of the Ramayana was supposed to have had his ashram here, and there are ruins of a temple on a hill that is called Matanga hill. Then of course, there is Rishyamuka hill, the fort of Bali, Pravarshan hill and so forth, all around the river Tungabhadra, close to which exists a little pond which, in ancient days, could have been the Pampasar. Hampi also contains the ruins of the Vijayanagara empire, together with traces of establishments of Jain monks.
Within the complex of Hampi ruins is a temple. The unique feature of this temple is that its walls and numerous pillars are all inscribed with scenes from the Ramayana. These inscribed sculptures are in great detail even though, with age, they have become worn out. We present in the pages that follow the story of Ramayana as depicted on the walls of this ancient temple at Hampi.