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| Hampi Sunrise |
I had arrived in the town of Hampi, a village in the
northern state of Karnataka, after a sleepless night on an overnight bus from
Goa. It was almost 6am and the scorching
heat seemed to be slowly rising from the surrounding rocky terrain. The village itself is located within the
Vijayanagara ruins amidst a dusty landscape of bedrock that is simply
surreal. I sought refuge from the
sweltering sun of the early morning in a guest house that was within walking
distance from the Virupaksha Temple tower.
Inhabiting a small room with a large ceiling fan, I fell into a
dreamless slumber that lasted for several hours until I was suddenly awakened
by rustling noises outside my door. I
opened my door to encounter a roving band of monkeys running amok across the 2nd
floor landing of the guest house. They
seemed to be on a focused mission to tamper with everything in sight and to
wreak general havoc. Two more jumped
over the balcony as I reached for my camera.
One sort of glared at me, showing me his teeth. Within days we all grew accustomed to each
other as their ritual of havoc was something that occurred on a daily basis,
sometimes several times a day.
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| ...One Jumping over the Table |
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