Exploring HAMPI | One of the Best Places in India
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2023
- A fun day of exploring amazing Hampi, India with fellow travel vlogger Jason Billam and my old friend Bo from Poland. You can watch one of Jason's videos here: • Taking an Indian Train... And here is Bo's TH-cam channel: / @boguslawszedny
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It was a pleasure spending a few days hanging out with you and Bo. Hampi is simply an amazing place!
Thank you bro 🙏 It was fun. Hope to see you again 😊
Absolutely. See you guys somewhere else around the world. Safe travels, have fun. 😎🍺
How awesome to see the best 2 you tube travel you tubers meeting up in the same video 👍🙂 Genuinely made me smile seeing this 👍🙂
Hai bro I just watched your Mysore volg
Are drones allowed in these places…..????
Thank you Gabriel 🙏
It was a pleasure to be your cameraman 😀
Until we meet again... Namaste 😇
Your Interesting camera narrative and perspective well done.
I'm sure we'll get the chance to film another one sometime. Enjoy the rest of your epic adventure in India. ✌👊🍻
Vijayanagara (Hampi) was the Imperial Capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from the 14th to 16th centuries. It was one of the largest and wealthiest cities on Earth with a population of somewhere between 500,000 to 1 million depending on what you define the city limits to be. The Vijayanagara Metropolitan Area was 650km^2 with the city proper being of an area of 120km^2 (several times larger than cities like Rome, Baghdad, Beijing)
Each suburb of the city had its own huge temple, bazaar and pushkarini (water tank). For example, Vitthalapura had Vitthala Bazaar and Vitthala Temple, Krishnapura had Krishna Bazaar and Krishna Temple. The city had several palaces with the largest being the administrative palace at the centre of the city. A complex water system was built for the city composing of resvoirs (like Kamalapura Sarovar) and aqueducts. Majority of the city with its palaces, libraries, houses and educational institutions were built out of wood so very little survives. If you want to get a taste of what the Imperial Palaces could have looked like, search for images of the Old Mysore Wooden Palace or the conjenctural reconstruction of the Imperial Audience Hall.
But now nothing exists why?
@@subharunbanerjee6771because the city was destroyed by Islamic invaders after the 1565 Battle of Talikota. The Main City Walls and the Suburban City Walls were destroyed with cannons. Most of the houses, educational institutions, palaces etc were wooden and brick structures and so didn't survive the fires. Only stone buildings like the temples, water tanks and roads survive in a ruined state. The later Vijayanagara Emperors of the Aravidu Dynasty wanted to restore Vijayanagara but it was way to ruined to clean up and the empire was collapsing anyway
@@dwarasamudra8889 so sad 😢
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It needs to know a bit of history.
Vijayanagara (all short vowels) Empire, founded in 1336. The Muslim Bahmani kingdom was to the north, across River Tunga`bhadra. In course of time, the single kingdom got distributed to Ahmadnagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur & Golconda kingdoms under various Muslim dynasties. They wanted to crush the Hindu Empire that valiantly stood against the Muslim onslaught & was very prosperous to boot. After several missed attempts, they came together (collectively) & attacked Vijayanagara citadel. A war ensued at Talikota or Rakshasa Tangidi nearby on river bank. Vijayanagara Empire was defeated in 1565. Not only that, the marauding Muslim armies devastated the beautiful capital. As one of the tenets of Islam, destroying idols & pictures (or any human resemblance) tops, guaranteeing spiritual merit. So they did their best to destroy all sculptures. The ruins stand as testimony to religious bigotry of one kind. Hampi lay there ever since in ruins, except a few scattered hamlets. What happened to the Empire?
The royal family escaped to Penugonda fort (every fort was under a Nayak responsible for his countryside). Later in the absence of a central authority (over an area of TamilNadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Andhra Pradesh & areas peripheral in Telangana, itself part of Golconda kingdom with Hyderabad in Telangana region). All nayaks became free. It lasted till the arrival of the English who made their first entry near Madras. Nayak of Chandragiri (a fort in suburbs of Tirupati town) whose domain extended to the site of Chennai city now, was approached by East India Company, to seek permission to built a fort on the beaches of Bay of Bengal. The fishermen hamlet under a chief Mutarasu Chennappa yielded, but on condition that the town be named after him (Chennai pattinam/Madras). A massive fort, named Saint George was built (the native habitat outside the fort called "George Town", GT in short). In the fort, Robert Clive (hero of battle of Plassey) built his house across a chapel where he got married. His home is now the guest-house of department of culture, Govt. of India. Wodeyars who were with Vijayanagara Empire got their territory to form "Mysore" state. In extreme south (Kanyakumari) Tiruv`anantapuram & Kochi became independent kingdoms. All the rest went to the British as Madras Presidency that resembles on map Vijayanagara Empire. Culturally the Empire gave South Indian identity as a common point.
Two of my favorite travel TH-camrs together at the same place🙌🏽
Hadn't seen Jason for a few yrs, nice surprise. As for the video, well Gabriel just never disappoints.
Gabriel the archangel of traveling
Happy to see Jason with you as I'm also watching him
I celebrated Holi in Hampi in 2017. Up there with my top ten favourite life experiences,
Exploring and traveling with likeminded people. It doesn't get any better. Bo is filming good and the other two are my favorite youtubers. 🙂
At 5:30 that indeed is an aqueduct. It is probably a part of the grand aqueduct network constructed by Emperor Bukka Raya I (reigned 1356-1377). He was the second emperor and it was because of him that city expanded so rapidly.
Neat to see Gabriel and Jason together, love both!
Jason and Billam and Gabe together? Great match!
I love Hampi , one of my all time favorite places on the planet , i always think im in the Flintstones when im there hahaha ....always stayed at a place called Goan Corner other side of river and across the rice fields , always vibrant and positive vibes ....love it Gabriel , enjoy
I stayed there too.
Great to see you with friends. You guys had fun 👍👋👋👋🤜🤛
I was so happy to see someone else holding the camera and see you spending time with one of my favorite TH-camrs Jason Billam. You seemed more animated and relaxed than normal and we got to see more of your true personality.
I hope you can find more TH-camrs to share the video in the future.
Spent a week in Hampi and I still don't feel Ive covered all the highlights. It's massive and amazing.
Always nice when you meet up with other youtubers, Gabriel 😊😎☀️🌊🙏❤ nice sights of Hampi India.
So happy to c u having time with your friends. I know u r solo so much of the time so being with friends for a few days is refreshing, renewing & FUN.
I've been watching Jason's videos from India, didn't expect him to pop up in Gabriel's video lol.
HOLI It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the changing of the seasons from winter to spring.
Feels like can sit for hours on that rock with river flowing beneath. Wonderful place.
Fantastic, thanks fellas! Didn't want it to end...
Cool, glad to hear it.
BRAVO !!Gabriel ,Bo And . Well im gonna Watch it again !! Don't worry Be Hampi ,,yea!! What an EXCELLENT Video !! Thanks so kuch for SHARING !!
HOLI !! HAMPI !!
And Jason Bellam !! Too !!!
Really love this video, rank it high up, and I have seen thousands of your vids.
Cool. 👍
Gabriel must have so many interesting stories of his traveling all over the world. Great material for cocktail parties.
Heading up there tomorrow for my second trip. Can't wait!
If you're looking for some hidden gems in Vijayanagara that tourists often miss, I suggest the Ananthashayana Guddi (in Hosapete), the Krishna Temple in Krishnapura, Hachappa Mantapa in Anegundi, Gejjala Mantapa in Kamalapura, Bhima's Gate near Malyavanta, Pattabhirama Temple in Kamalapura, Gagan Mahal in Anegundi
i didn't even know Gabriel had a second arm! :p Some nice places.
Loved Hampi...great video...Gabe never disappoints! ❤️
What a nice surprise to see you and Jason Billam together ( I also follow his vlogs) and Po did a great job in filming. Hampi is indeed beautiful. Great vlog 👍Love to see more of Hampi
wow : Jason & Gabriel on the same Video Clip !!!! @ 20:13
Amazing video with (at least) two legendary travel vlogers. I liked very much Jason's series from North Africa, especially Algeria. He also went to Subsaharan Africa last year.
Gabriel , Very nice for you to have others with you , as you explore. The huge boulders along the river was amazing . A collapsed mountain ? Very interesting to see Roman ruins in India . A lot of things to see !
Hope the weather problems in N CA wasn’t around where your mother lives !
They’re not Roman ruins, they were saying it looks like roman ruins.
Another awesome adventure Gabe 🙌 Hello from Mysuru 🇮🇳
Hampi was my favourite 3 days of my South India journey a few years ago. Magic!
I'm touring the North now from Kolkata to Amritsar and not enjoying it nearly as much. I grab Dosa's when I can, love South Indian food! The hassle factor and crappy transport up here makes it a love/ hate thing flicking back and forth every half hour or so. 😆
When I return (and yes I will, I purchased a 5 year Visa) it's the South again for me. ✌️
Gabriel you can have fun at a bus stop, so positive and you enjoy it all no matter what
Anjanadri was where Hanuma was born. The place is mentioned in the Ramayana.
Nice to see Jason...the world is small
My favourite destination in India, if not the world. So many temples to explore. Absolutely magnificent. The only annoying thing is that it's not easy to hire a moped there as their regulations for foreigners hiring a moped are very strict. And you really do need a moped to get around. If you get a chance, do check out the incredible prehistoric cave paintings near Chikrampur. You need to ask a guide to let you in through a locked door and he comes with you to make sure you don't vandalise it. There's no charge but I tipped him anyway.
Hopefully I'm in time and you haven't left yet. The cave paintings are awesome!
What do you mean strict regulations for mopeds? License needed?
@@SchokoKekseFTW No, the local police (at least when I was there in 2017) were getting very hot at fining any local Hampi citizens who had rented out their moped to a tourist (something that happens all the time in other parts of India without a hitch). So it was quite hard to get a moped and if you did it was always a bit of a worry because if you were stopped, the person who had rented you their private moped would get a very big fine. All private mopeds belonging to local Hampi people had a special number-plate and if the police saw a non-Indian driving one of these mopeds then they would then clamp down on the owner of the moped. So the people renting you the mopeds were (quite rightly) rather paranoid about the police catching you. I don't think the person renting it (as in the tourist) would get into any trouble, but it was always a worry that you could get the owner of the moped in trouble. Perhaps things have calmed down since 2017, but when I was there, there was only one person I could find that was willing to take a chance and let me hire his moped, for which I'm grateful as I covered huge distances in it over a couple of weeks, and as far as I know no police saw me or clocked the number plate.
@@Tris2000 thanks for the reply. I was in Hampi in 2019 but didn't know (and still don't know) how to drive.
I guess a lot has changed in the past few years....
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"If . . Saw a non-Indian driving one of these mopeds" is the clue. Change your looks (apply black or brown paint or cosmetic) & when caught affect local accent or talk English like a local. Change the name to Sundaram or Mani with "vibhuti" ash across forehead (or a namam vertically in the middle). Practice it dammit, for a situation's sake.
What do I understand as Moped - that gear-less two wheeler motor vehicle? Nowadays you can hire a local with his full-blooded Royal Enfield. But of course it is hired from point to point and not for a cross-country race.
looks cool!! Hampi is on my radar now!!
Thank you for sharing Gabriel . Excellent as usual :)
Such a beautiful area 🤗Fantastic video 👍😁Thanks for sharing 😁
Hi Gabriel, it's always nice to have company while you travel to see familiar faces, it's relaxing to enjoy the time together. That was so pleasant so much to discuss with Jason and Bo the different experiences, it was a pleasant surprise.
You really light up with companions, love to see you enjoying shared experiences.
I thought you were taking a break from social media lol, glad you're still posting videos though!
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😂😂😂Nice to see 2 famous TH-camr together 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🌈🌈🌈🙌🙌🙌
💗💗💗💗 wow. all of you were living in Hawaii during a year I might've been able to use your knowledge. You've brought me much comfort over the years after a nightmare year 2011 to 2012 when a bizarre ?cia? experience kicked off here in Philly. Wish I was where you were, but maybe someday. A lot quieter today and I thank the powers that be for that, for certain. Thank you for existing!
Great, love Hampi, i'll have to get back there once again.
Cool! Beautiful totally chill place, I would love to go there someday! 😊
Nice area and nice to see Jason too.
awesome video, Hampi is one of my favorite places..it has everything, ruins, living temples, architecture, history, culture, nature, wide empty space, river, you name it...need at least 3 days to explore 10% and forever to really understand what it is!
Gaby this india trip is absoulte treat to watch all the way from kolkata to Himalaya's of north east india and to the beaches of goa, gorkana now hampi enjoyed watching every second
This looks like a really cool place to travel to
Hi Gabe: Excellent video. Hampi is on my list of places to see.
Excellent Video, Great Coverage
I am subscribed to both of you ...👍
Have been to Hampi twice on backpacking trips in Southern India. If I’m not on a fixed tight timeline for exiting India i try to visit Hampi for about a week to just hangout, walks through the rock features and visits to the ancient temples. I most recently visited right before global Covid. Here’s a kind of scam I encountered when there the last time. Two pointed up and dressed as Sadus walk around and get tourist to take photos of them. Once you take a photo they then pull out a book with what they claim are the amounts payed to them by other tourists. Lots of Western first names with claimed amounts donated ranging from 800 to 60,000 rupees. I had taken a couple of photos so gave them 100 rupees which they were ok with. The scam element here is to indicate to you that you should pay an outrageous amount of money. Just explaining this encounter so people are aware.
Yep. You paid a fair amount.
I'm following you since long time sir
I have learned a lot from you,you are my inspiration to travel around the world.
Best of luck for your future. 🙂
Hampi was once 2nd richest city in the world and the capital of of Vijayanagaram empire, now it's a village. although 95% of the place is destroyed due to invasion and rest are destroyed partially but still it is one of the most beautiful places ever. is also very calm and quiet place away from the busyness of the cities .
Nice to know you have legs. Thought you always just floated around:)
Bo you are a natural..
Lucky I was there some 50 years ago and could experience all its natural untouched splendor, which seems to be gone now!
Brilliant place and video. So was the other Hampi video. Sad I haven't yet visited these ruins. I love ruins like these especially the quiet spots which the crowds don't seem to reach.
You are really a traveller. God bless you
One of my favorite vlogs. Thanks a lot gabri 🙏
Cool, glad to hear it.
What a magnificent city! Must visit place
It's nice to see you with a bit of company! 😎
Jason! Awesome
I'm literally on the Hospete station going back home!
Great video Gabe!
Thanks. ✌
Your camera guy rocks! He did a great job!!❤
Man,you are a legend 🙌
Yeah Hampi is still nice. I spend a night with me wife up at the Hanuman Temple withe the Sadus and monkeys. Cool Spot ! Safe Travel Gabriel.
Incredible Hampi
Another wonderful place
I’ve been to India once before about fifteen years ago-Delhi, Varanasi, Agra and the Buddhist holy sites (Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, etc). Ngl the trip was exhausting with all the touts and difficulty getting around. I never really wanted to return until Gabe’s recent India series. Great job Gabe!
So you have been to 3 Indian states and all these 3 states are famous for negative reasons
Better to land in South Indian cities like Chennai or Bangalore directly next time.
Did u just visit bihar?😂😂😂lol
U went to the worst state of india
very very nice!
HAMPI is so wast like an ocean...incredible many architectural marvels are hideen deep all over the places..
Hi from Arizona
This episode is a wildcard bonus special for the true fans of Gabriel!
Awesome adventure! I'm curious what the experience was like for you to not have to worry about filming?
What a feeling
Bro I'm from hampi if you told you come here means I will help you to explore every thing
Gabriel where are you know
Namaste 🙏
Namaste. 😊
I always thaugt Gab is pretty tall 😀
Holi was a blast in Kolkata. . Think about Hampi jn a month or two. :)
3 years ago we were there for Holi.
I think I'm going to Katmandu
That's really, really where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do
Good plan. Apparently he never went there though.
We went up the backside on the goat trail - the kids at the temple are training to be pathis (shabd singers)
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my best bro looking handsome thank you for your huge respect against cpec friendship countries lot of love from your best bro viki 💙
Different with camera man, but I would say I enjoy more when you film yourself 😊
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It would be nice if you could film using a 360 camera then we can fill as if we were there with you ! It is so beautiful there ! 😮
Hampi have different vibe... compared to any place....
Prices have certainly gone up in Hamp. 10 years ago we were paying 250inr for a lovely room, now they are charging $25usd
Did you meet a English couple there?. They posted a film a few days ago of this colourful festival.
Wow Anjanadri Hill
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