Lunch at Mango Tree,Hampi

Day 1: After the visit to Virupaksha Templa and the Hemakuta temples cluster our next stop was for lunch at Mango Tree restaurant in Hampi. The approach to the place is through a lovely banana plantation.This is a mud house with a rural ethnic theme and set in idyllic surrounding  on the banks of the Tungabhadra river with a spectacular view. To eat you need to sit cross legged on the floor on mats and the food is served on a low table.The ambiance is amazing and awesome. There is a huge mango tree around which the eatery is constructed. The food is simple and is served on banana leaves in steel plates.The pictures below tell  their own story:

Banana Plantataion

Young bananas emerging from the flower

Entrance to Mango Tree

Tourists having lunch on the banks of the Tungabhadra river

Our group having lunch

The lady preparing food in the kitchen

Domesticated Geese

The Tungabhadra in full flow