HERITAGE TOUR

TO ANEGUNDI

BY : BALAJI S
USN - 1GQ21AT003
COLLEGE - GSAP
ANEGUNDI
Anegundi previously called Kishkindha is a
village in the Gangavathi taluk, Koppal district
in the Indianstate of Karnataka, It is older than
Hampi, situated on the northern bank of the
Tungabhadra River.
Anegundi is best visited along with
Hampi, it is part of the worldHeritage
Site, Hampi, being developed into a
world class tourism spot by engaging
the locals to sensitise them to their
cultural wealth and provide them a
means of livelihood.
Existing tanks in the village have been
redesigned to store clean drinking
water and proper drainage facilities
developed to keep the surroundings
clean and hygienic.
The Kishkinda Trust is working on
tourism development in Anegundi.
PLACES VISITED
SRI RANGANATHANA SWAMY
TEMPLE
VIJAYALAKSHMI TEMPLE
CHARIOT
QUEEN'S PALACE (GAGANA
MAHALU)
SUMMER PALACE (LAKSHMI
VILAS) NANDIYAL HOUSE
JAIN TEMPLE
UCHAYAPPA MANTAPA
(NANDI TEMPLE)
DAKSHINADWARA (SOUTH
GATE) 64 PILLARED MANTAPA
3 HERITAGE HOMES
DURGA TEMPLE ANEGUNDI
GANESHA CAVE TEMPLE
ANEGUNDI FORT
FIRST GATE (MODALINE
BAGALU) TOMBS OF THE
ROYAL FAMILY KISHKINDA
TRUST
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 CULTURE
AND
OCCUPATION
THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
CONSISTS OF
AGRICULTURAL
FIELDS, TOWNS &
CRAFT CENTRE

FIELDS ARE SPREAD

ALL AROUND
ANEGUNDI, FOR
AGRICULTURE(FARMI
NG) WHICH IS THEIR
MAJOR
OCCUPATION.
THIS MARKET
PLACE IS
SITUATED NEAR
ANJANADRI
TEMPLE WHERE
PEOPLE GATHER.
 CULTURE

AND

OCCUPATION
MAJORITY OF THE

HOUSEHOLD OWN

DOMESTIC

ANIMALS/LIVESTOCK.

CARFT IS ALSO A
MAJOR
OCCUPATION IN
ANEGUNDI. IT IS A
SOURCE OF INCOME
FOR THE WOMEN
OF THAT PLACE.

Fishing was also a major

occupation in Anegundi
due to the river
Tungabhadra flowing in
proximity to the village
 CRAFT FORMS

Major craft forms were made of materials such as

banana fibre and water hyacynth. Water hyacynth is
a certain type of plant that grows in the banks of
Tungabhadra. These types of crafts help the women
of Anegundi as it is a source of income to them.
There are trusts in Anegundi that promotes craftism
which helps women of that place to get income. THE
KISHKINDA TRUST is one of them.
CRAFT FORMS

ANEGUNDI
CRAFT TOURISM
VILLAGE