Hospet is the largest and fastest-growing industrial city and district headquarters of the Vijayanagara district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hospet is known as "the steel city of Karnataka". It is located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River and is 13 km (8.1 mi) from Hampi (Vijayanagar). Hampi was once the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hospet is the connecting link between North and South Karnataka. It is 333 km (207 mi) from the state capital Bengaluru.
Tungabadhra Dam near Hospet
60 years for T.B DAM
Vijayanagara district is a district in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, located in the Kalyana-Karnataka region.
Image: Hampi, India, View of Hampi Bazaar from Matanga Hill
Image: View of Kalleshvara Temple at Bagali from an elevation
Image: Kalleshvara temple (1057 AD) at Hire Hadagali
Image: Group of Temples on the Hemakuta hill