Badami is a small temple town that is nestled near a ravine with rocky sandstone hills on either side. This town is located in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka and it is home to iconic rock-cut cave temples. Formerly known as the “Vatapi Badami” was once the capital of the mighty Chalukyan kingdom from 5 to 7 centuries. Later, the city changed hands from Rashtrakutas to Hoysalas, Vijayanagar dynasty, The Marathas, and even Adil Shahi dynasty. But it still retains the label of Chalukya Kingdom due to their great contributions. Most of the structures are created using sandstone and date back to the 6th century. The temples are built in the Dravidian style of architecture which had traces of North as well as south India. Badami owes its complete credit to the Chalukyan rulers who made this place look nothing short of heaven. There are forts on a hilltop, rock-cut cave temples, Bhutanatha group of temples, Jain temples, and Agastya lake that take you back to a different era. You can spot a lot of temples dedicated to Shiva as Shiva was the family deity of the Chalukyan family. Best Places To Visit In Badami Badami cave temples There are four caves, three of the caves are dedicated to Hindu temples and one to a Jain temple. You need to take a small flight of stairs to reach these caves. Cave 1: This cave is dedicated to Lord Shiva. You can spot carvings of dancing Shiva (Nataraja) in different poses along with Ganesh and Karthikayas carvings.on the walls. Cave 2: You can spot life-size structures of Vishnu in the form of Trivikrama, Vamana, and Lord Krishna. Cave 3: The largest cave among all the caves in Badami. It has the lord Vishnu as the main deity. Carvings of half shiva
Badami is a small temple town that is nestled near a ravine with rocky sandstone hills on either side. This town is located in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka and it is home to iconic rock-cut cave temples. Formerly known as the “Vatapi Badami” was once the capital of the mighty Chalukyan kingdom from 5 Read More
