Who amongst the following is associated with the study of Hampi?
1. M.S. Nagaraja
2. A.K. Ramanujan
3. David Smith
4. Basavanna

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It is worth remembering something that John M. Fritz, George Michell and M.S. Nagaraja Rao, who worked for years at Hampi, wrote: “In our study of these monuments of Vijayanagara we have to imagine a whole series of vanished wooden elements – columns, brackets, beams, ceilings, overhanging eaves, and towers – decorated with plaster and painted, perhaps brightly.”

Hampi derived its name from that of the local mother goddess, Pampadevi.
John Marshall began the conservation of Hampi in 1902.
In 1976, Hampi was recognized as a site of national importance.
In 1986 Hampi declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.