Leftover bananas and plastic wrappers were often discarded carelessly, marring the site, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Hampi. Laxmi, who has been subjected to constant selfies and ...

In an effort to maintain cleanliness and safeguard the welfare of its temple elephant, the centuries-old Virupaksha Temple in Hampi has banned bananas on its premises. Increased tourist activity ...

Hampi temple bans bananas to prevent overfeeding of elephant The management of Virupaksha temple said on Thursday that they decided on the ban for the good of the temple, the elephant as well as ...

Have you ever wondered what makes us love glorified sites that now sit in ruins? Why, for instance, does the desolate town of Hampi receive eight lakh tourists from around the world, year after year?