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Queen’s Bath as we can understand was the bathing placing of the women of the Vijaynagar royal family. This was first key visiting spot we saw as we entered Hampi from Kamalapur. From the outside this walled building likes an Iranian architecture. As we entered inside, we saw an elaborate design with Indian style windows projecting over the pool.

There is no water now and we walked down to the button of the pool. Though we saw an aqueduct which used to transport water to the pool from river Tungabhadra during the Vijaynagar empire. The roof of the building is beautifully crafted with various designs at different sections. There is a small garden in between the main entrance and Queen’s Bath building which are sometimes used by people for picnic.

The Queen’s bath may have been more than just a bathing place. Entrance is free and photography is allowed.

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Watching sunset at Hampi, a UNESCO world heritage site in the state of Karnataka, India could be amazing. Set among the ruins of erstwhile Vijaynagar empire, there are some specific locations from where sunset watching could be enchanting. One can either head to Hemkuta hill which is besides Virupaksha temple. The other one is Matunga hill.

On my trip to Hampi, we watched the sunset from Hemkuta hill. You can reach Hemkuta hill from Sasivekalu Ganesha temple side or you can hike to the hill by taking the left side lane in front of Virupaksha temple. On Hemkuta hill one can walk till the edge of the hill and sit there to see the sunset while enjoying cool breeze.

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The view from Matunga hill should be more exciting as it is located much higher. One has to hike quite a bit. We could not trek to Matunga hill due to scarcity of time.

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