Hampae being the Rajdhani of the thriving Vijayanagara Samrajya was a populous city. The city was the largest trade center which means it supported a great amount of floating population besides it's own residents, both civilian and military. And in those times transportation force consisted of animals like oxen, horses, camels and elephants. This combination of people & beasts required a certain quantity of food, water and shelter. Hampae had ample guest houses and stables. It's well known that it had an elaborate aqua network consisting of tanks, canals and aqueducts. Coming to food, we have already seen the remains of a Bhojanashala, a dining area. Surely there would be many such dining areas with easy access to granaries. There would be small and large granaries, both aboveground and subterranean. A stone's throw from Hazara Rama Devastana are the ruins of granaries which are mostly aboveground.
There are two circular walls measuring approximately 45 feet in diameter, 4 feet high and 4 feet thick. I guess the walls were much higher and domed top just like the granaries at Badami fort.
The granary walls have been restored to the present condition.
There are rectangular structures as well. This isn't the only one, there are several of them. In fact this particular enclosure is quite large with one part of it under excavation.
Here's another structure situated on a mound.
The ground in this enclosure is littered with broken bits of earthenware like pots and bowls. Surely larger artifacts found at this site would be preserved in archaeological offices and museums.
These are the granaries which have been restored for the benefit of tourists. There would be hundreds more neglected and lost. The subterranean granaries would've collapsed due to lack of care. Apart from earthen granaries, wooden storage bins were also in use at temples and palaces. Wondering how many of them have survived.
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