Interaction In And Around Hampi

Interaction In And Around Hampi

As I reached Hampi and having checked in Rocky Guest House what I could gather was meeting with Mr Kiran of Gopi Guest House won't be possible before Monday as he had gone to attend a wedding in Bengaluru. WhatsApp chats from Anegundi least revealed his travel plans and I doubly sure of meeting him the moment I stepped on Hampi soil.  Saturday and Sunday were spent Exploring Hampi and to one's surprise there were rains every second to third hour. Rains that didn't let sultry conditions set in and here we were amidst surroundings that uploaded green space to one's delight. Getting to know the fare that automen would charge to pay a visit to an ATM brought forth the clandestine designs and here one was helpless. To my surprise Mr Giri appeared willing to fetch me a ride be it Anjanadri Betta, Anjanadri Hills, Hanumanahalli or the desire to flock to Kamlapur where some get captivated post Hampi visit to drool. 

Making An Appearance On A Monday

Mr Kiran finally made an appearance on Monday looking ever ready to look back at the innings of Gopi Guest House and efforts that went to raise this Paradise. Interaction with him revealed that his parents moved heaven and earth to get Gopi GH going and it were in the early years of '90s that it came up. From then Gopi GH had been receiving steady stream of visitors with more willing to record observations in note books neatly kept next to the cashier table. The notings could be anything about the services rendered in Gopi to they taking a trek to Hampi and far away places and gaining breather of sorts after returning to Guest House post exhaustive visits.  

The Duration Of Stay Could Vary

Tourists flocking to Hampi and staying in Gopi and other Guest Houses could be anything between one week to over a month. The time I was in Hampi it was a lean season (April To August) with fewer staging a comeback. During the rush hour season the visitors mostly from Scandinavian countries had developed a liking for Gopi and other guest houses and innumerable tales one could link to with many repeat visitors. Repeat visitors increased the footfall and brought handsome dividends to them. Unlike Mr Rakesh Singh alone guiding Rocky Guest House and getting positive vibes he deserved, here there were four brothers going by the names Gopi, Kiran, Naresh and Manju and some among them steering the wheels of Gopi and the bonhomie they shared was amazing. The stay this time in Rocky Guest House was something to raise applause and perhaps when the season is on the visitors and their footprint take a jump and they stay for a better part of a month.

All Eyes On New Hampi

Mr Kiran divulged that his another establishment was coming up in New Hampi and all eyes were fixated to its Inauguration Days. One wasn't sure how far New Hampi would be from here and would it portend challenges and dynamics of a different scale? During the course of conversation he got me on line with a gentleman in New Delhi who was least willing to budge despite blistering heat. From traffic mayhem to pestering heat New Delhi had seen it all and this made Hampi poles apart. With no extreme weather fluctuations and with rains in sizeable droplets every now and then the weather whiplash was least to bother about. And this made Mr Kiran thunder that Hampi was All Heaven.

Interaction With Mr Sai Of Annapurna Cafe

I had equal opportunity to interact with Mr Sai of Annapurna Cafe And Restaurant who had least hesitation in sharing his mobile number and content with earnings be it solitary visitor on a dull day or more than dozen marking attendance another day. I had the fortune of interacting with Ganesh Restaurant Staff when I had visited Hampi in September 2014. And here now the said cafe shut down (low season) the sister cafeteria Vishnu hosting visitors now and then. Interaction with staff of Prince Cafe was short and swift and so was tete-a-tete with a host of other meal drop outlets. The New Year rings in visitors in abundance and so does other Festival Days And Hampi takes pride in the fact that in the face of uncluttered climate it has reasons to smile and lend surprise. 

YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA