Besides man created structures of Hampi there's one popular natural rock formation called Akka-Tangi Kallugalu. This Kannada phrase when translated to English means "elder sister-younger sister stones" or simple called "sister stones." The stones are called so because they seem to be embracing each other. The rocks had formed a upside down V-arch ..this is how they looked originally. The rock on right hand side has a horizontal crack. In March 2011, the rock gave away and split into several parts and collapsed.
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Is there any story behind the naming the stones as Akka-Tangi kallugallu.
Manjula, there's one story which goes like this.. Two sisters had visited Hampi during its heydays. On seeing its beauty, they became jealous and passed a bad comment. The town deity who heard the words which enraged her and her curse turned the sisters into stones. The scared sisters embraced each other as they turned into stones. That's the story behind the embracing stones.
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