Hospet city is also known as “fort town of Karnataka”. It is located in Bellary district in central Karnataka, India. Located on the Tungabhadra River, it is 12 Kms from Hampi.
Hampi is a city consisting of group of monuments. Hospet or Hosa Pete city was founded by Shri Krishna Deva Raya, who is the renowned ruler of Vijayanagara.
Hampi is a serene place in Karnataka where you would be equally amazed whether you are in search of peace, or you are a history buff, an adventure lover, or just seeking to study art and architecture.
Every year Hospet city attracts a huge population of tourist as it is famous for the temples, monumental heritages, its great amazing diversity, its sculptures, etc.
Here some are the best places to visit in Hospet Tungabhadra dam, Lotus Mahal, Archaeological museum of Hospet, Hazara Rama temple, Virupaksha temple, Vitthala temple, Chitradurg fort, Nayakana Hatti, Queen’s bath complex, king’s court complex, Harihara.
Best time to visit is from September to February, when it is pleasurable lenient winter season. Most of the tourists prefer to trip between these months for fun and adventure.
In summers, nobody chooses Hospet to take a visit because it is considered as off season for travellers. The temperature ranges between 33°C to 43°C.
It is like schorchingly hot outside and its perpetually rain soaked diversity and dry weather ceases travellers to visit during summers. If someone is going during these sunny days then travellers have to be totally covered with sunscreens and carry umbrellas in hand and advised to wear light clothes.
Monsoon is considered as the ideal season to take a visit, but you have to be careful while walking on the boulders as they become quite slippery. Especially take a trip to Tungabhadra dam people come to see a beautiful scenario of water gushes into the canals and reservoirs.
In winters, skies are clear, everything just freezes to its state, the clouds drizzle coldness to the ground and the living beings become cosy more than ever before.
Many regional festivs are celebrated during the season of winters in Hospet and Hampi like- Hampi Utsav, The Purandaradasa Aradhana, Phalapuja festival and the worldwide celebrated festival, the festival of lights, Diwali.
Hampi Utsav is the largest festival at Hampi it is 3 day festival and generally celebrated from 3rd to 5th November. The celebrations typically packed with music, dance, puppet shows, fireworks, rock climbing, water sports, rural sports and a pomp procession as the grand finale showcasing the cultural and historical richness of the place.
Diwali is celebrated here with the great enthusiasm and firecrackers. At Hampi nosy nights and firecrackers at Diwali nights are the hallmarks here.
As the major religion is Hinduism in Hospet, so Diwali is considered as the major festival in Hospet.
Purandaradas Aaradhana is a classical music festival. In this festival musicians of national and international origins participate. It is celebrated every year on the birthday of the ancient poet Purandaradasa.
The best time to visit Hospet is on weekends during retreating monsoons if you are living in the Bangalore as Hospet is too close to Bangalore.
Hospet is 328.5 Kms from Bangalore via NH 48 and NH 50.
If you want a great enthusiastic place to visit and to spend some more time in the heart of nature where you will feel all the historic and modernism at the same place at the same instant, then you definitely should take a visit to Hospet.