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Hampi`s most impressive, including it`s pyramid and the laxsmi nagashima.
The Naga (snake/cobra)shima, now missing his consort: laxsmi( the most beuatiful of Hindu female deities.) from his left lap, is sheltered by the hood of the cobra during his meditation. He is wearing a belt around his Knees which allows him to remain in the lotus position indefinatly even during sleep. Shivalinga designed to catch the rain and funnel it away. this one is massive, one of India`s most sacred. Also called a Pranalinga:- meaning: prana = a type of energy of the highest spirtual kind, Shiva/ Siva = the Male form of the Hindus ultimate Earth dwelling god, Linga/Lingum = penis The crowded streets where the people and the cattle sleep outside of their market stalls. this street runs from the Pyramid in the Photo straight to the forum opposite. It is the remains of a holy city built 500 years ago. Inside is a temple filled with people avioding the heat and monkeys. Bannana sellers crowd the outside. in our final days at Haampi elephants pulled a huge stone monument to this spot.

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