Badami: The town of Badami

The town of Badami , the nearby villages of Aihole and Pattadakal, and the pilgrimage site of Mahakuta, in the Malprabha valley of central Karnataka, are celebrated for their magnificent rock-cut shrines and structural temples. These Hindu and Jain monuments are associated with the Early Chalukyas who reigned over this part of the Deccan in the 6th – 8th centuries. Together with a profusion of magnificent sculptures, mostly found in situ, these shrines and temples may be considered among ... Badami , formerly known as Vātāpi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the reg... More The Badami cave temples are a complex of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples located in Badami , a town in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka, India. The caves are important examples of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture, and the earliest date from the 6th century. Badami is a modern name and was previously known as "Vataapi", the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty, which ruled much of Karnataka from the 6th to the 8th century. Badami ... In Badami , you’ll find rugged sandstone hills, a lake right next to it, and a fort apart from a few temples. Meanwhile, Aihole is exclusively known for its Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples.