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Vali Samadhi - A Nest of Rotten Bones Vali Samadhi in Kishkindha Kingdom @praveenrayapatiofficial Kishkindha Empire is a kingdom of monkeys ruled by monkey kings Vali and Sugriva in Ramayana. Before them it was ruled by Rikshaviraja. It is located on the coast of Pampanadi. This empire is said to be Hampi in present day Karnataka state, the kingdom was identified as the area around the Tungabhadra river near Hampi then known as Pampa Sarasu. It belongs to Koppalu district of Karnataka. Sugriva lived with Hanuman on a mountain near a river named Rishyamukha. It was called by the same name during the exile of Sugriva. This region is located in the state of Karnataka.