Hampi Nearby Travel Suggestions and Itineraries
Taking a run vacation with us this January? Here are some ideas on how you can spend your vacation in and around Hampi.
Read MoreTaking a run vacation with us this January? Here are some ideas on how you can spend your vacation in and around Hampi.
Read MoreIf you haven’t already been inspired by the heritage, offbeat activities and landscapes of Hampi, these photos of Hampi in moonlight will give you that extra nudge!
Read MoreWhen we go about an in situ (on site in Latin) conservation, what is the best way to do it? Should
Read MoreWe miss much of Hampi’s beauty from the ground, as this stunning video reveals. A look at Hampi from the air, shot by Scott Taulbee using a drone.
Read MoreIn a departure from our usual tradition of incorporating local arts and craft into the run T-shirt design, we’ve sketched out the run route on the Bidar 2017 run T-shirt and illustrated just some of the heritage sites you’ll spot along the way – the Bidar Fort, the Chaubara clocktower, the Ali Barid Tombs, Chaukhandi and Bidar’s Guru Nanak Jhira.
Read MoreThe Honnikeri Reserve Forest and the Vilsapur Lake near the former Bahamani capital is a paradise for the fastest running
Read MoreWe’ve received a lot of questions asked about the routes, elevation details and sites of significance en route and this post has the answers! At different points in time, Bidar was ruled by the Bahmanis, the Bijapur Sultanate and the Mughals and the routes you’ll run on Sunday are designed to traverse many monuments and sites that these rulers constructed.
Read MoreThe Bidar 2017 finisher medal has the outline of a kaman or “archway” as seen in numerous monuments around Bidar including the Sola Khamba Mosque. The Sola Khamba Mosque was built in the 14th century and is among the oldest in the country – and its arches, as seen from within in a perspective view, also served as inspiration for the stylised “I” within the medal.
Read MoreRunning with us in Bidar on the 22nd of November? This note has bib pickup and other useful event information.
Read MoreThe Go Heritage Run – Srirangapatna 2017 finisher medal is inspired by Tipu Sultan’s extensive use of the tiger motif as a personal emblem. This motif took many forms – sometimes it was the tiger stripe called “babri”, and other times it was the tiger head.
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