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The Karnataka government has announced building of Tunga Arathi mantaps in the state on the banks of Tungabhadra river, on the lines of Ganga Aarti in Kashi, at a cost of Rs 30 crore. ....
Work begins to bolster Hampi’s heritage structures BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 5, 2021, 06:00 IST Finally heritage structures at Hampi are getting some life support. The iron columns and beams of the structures will get external support as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) begins work on bolstering the old structures in the historical area. Work has begun at Pan Supari Bazaar, Mantaps behind Vijaya Vittala temple and Chandikeshwari temple, while the old iron columns are being welded at Virupaksha temple. Officials believe that this will give the necessary support to the old structures and will prevent them from collapsing. P Kalimuthu (Superintending Archaeologist, Hampi Mini Circle, and ....
Buses gatecrash into history As interior routes, grazing against With a surge in tourist traffic at Hampi, a number of violations are being reported. Though heavy vehicles are banned from the interior routes of Hampi, some buses were seen taking this route, posing a danger to the historical monuments. A few days ago, a bus almost got struck at the Harishankara gate as it was heading to the Vijaya Vittala temple. Sources said that instead of taking a detour of six kilometres to reach the temple, the bus driver preferred to take the route passing through various mantaps and also caused slight damage to the mantaps. ....