World Heritage Site Hampi loses out on tourists due to severe heat

World Heritage Site Hampi is losing out on tourist inflow due to the severe heat that has reached reaches 40 degree celsius in many places. Its Utsav had been cancelled in the wake of the drought and series of elections this year and these have affected the arrival of tourists for the past three months. With rising temperatures, many foreign and Indian tourists are shying away from visiting Hampi.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 21 April 2016.

It is understood that the number of visitors drastically decreased on weekdays after Sankranti and, some techies from Bengaluru, Pune and other cities arrive on weekends. They visit temples in the morning and then stay in their rooms due to the heat. As to Indians, they are visible on weekdays only at Virupaskhweshwar Temple - their purpose is to attend marriage ceremonies of relatives or friends.
Moreover, the hike in entry fee at Lotus Mahal, Virupakshweshwar and Vijay Vitthal Temples is another reason for the fall in numbers. The Archaeological Survey of India has hiked the entry fee from April 1. Foreign tourists have to now pay Rs 500 and Indians Rs 30. Foreign tourists, who once used to be seen in thousands in and around Hampi, are negligible now. It seems many of them changing their itineraries due to the weather. Like Goa - many tourists stay back in Goa and enjoy the cool sea breeze instead of coming to the scorching Hampi.


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