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Badami Pop: 19,000 Area Code: 08357 This town used to be called Vatapi and was the capital of the early Chalukya rulers in the 6th and 8th centuries. The Agasthya-tirtha tank, an artificial lake east of the village, was built in the fifth century. The rock-cut temples are famous. Badami is a convenient base from which to visit Aihole and Pattadakal. Information You can hire a car for Rs 500 a day at the Hotel Mayura Chalukya, or at Mookambika Lodge to go to Pattadakal and Aihole. The GPO is just north of the bus stand. Postal Code: 587201. There
are monkeys around the sites in Badami, and they can be aggressive if
they see food. Cave 1, late 6th century, is dedicated to Lord Siva and has an excellent sculpture of Nataraja (dancing Siva) to the right of the entrance. Inside on the left is a panel of Harihara (half-Vishnu, half-Siva) and their consorts Lakshmi and Parvati. On the right is Ardhanariswara (Siva as half-man, half-woman). On the altar is a Siva-linga. This cave is about 15m (50 ft) up the hill. Cave
2, late 6th century, is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. On the left
is a sculpture of Varaha (boar incarnation of Vishnu), and on the right
is Vamana (dwarf incarnation). On the ceiling is a carving of Lord Vishnu
riding his bird carrier, Garuda. Cave 4 is a Jain cave and has a statue of seated Parswanath. There are carvings of the tirthankaras both standing and sitting. Between Cave 2 and Cave 3 is a Buddhist temple located in a natural cave. It overlooks Agasthya Lake. There
is a stairway between Cave 2 and Cave 3 leading to the top of the hill
and the South Fort. From there you can get a good view of Badami. East
of the fort is a panel of Vishnu lying on the serpent Anantadeva (Adi
Sesha). From here you can proceed east and descend to the lake. Behind the museum there is a long stairway going up to the North Fort where there is another set of temples. There is a cannon at the south end of the fort, placed there by Tipu Sultan. You can get a good view of Badami from here. The Upper Shivalaya Temple is an early Chalukyan temple. There are scenes from Krishna’s pastimes on the base of this temple. Other
Places The interesting Bhutanath Temples are near the eastern bank of the ancient Agasthya-tirtha Tank (also called Bhutanath Lake). Behind the Bhutanath group of temples is a cavern with a sculpture of Lord Vishnu sleeping on Ananta and attended by Lakshmi. Within
the town is the Jambulinga Temple (699 AD), originally
dedicated to Siva, Vishnu, and Brahma. It is near the rickshaw stand,
near the west side of Agasthya Tank. Nearby, the Yellamma
Temple (11th century) is the best late Chalukya temple in the
town. It
is a pleasant walk to Mahakuta from Badami. The path begins near the
Museum. You walk past some ruins and then walk across a flat area. There
is a marker that reads “RP.” From there, go down a paved
stairway to the temple complex. Air The closest airport is at Belgaum (5 hr, 200km west). Train
Badami is on the Solapur-Hubli metre-gauge line. The only trains
stopping here are slow, 2nd class only, passenger trains. There are
six trains daily from Badami to Bijapur. Three of the trains terminate
at Bijapur; the other three continue on to Solapur. To go north on a
long-distance trip, it is best to take a train to Solapur, which is
on a broad-gauge line, and from there, trains depart to Vijayawada,
Hyderabad, and Mumbai. Bus There are buses to and from Hospet (5 hr, three daily), Bangalore (12 hr, four daily), Mysore, Bagalkot, Gadag (2 hr, seven daily). Solapur (6 hr, four daily), Belgaum, Bijapur (4 hr, five daily), Hubli (3 hr, five daily), as well as frequent buses to Aihole and Pattadakal. To get to Hospet you can take a bus to either Gadag or Ilkal, and then take one of the frequent buses to Hospet from there. Badami Travels, near the bus stand, operates daily private buses to Bangalore. If you know of a informationthat is not correct or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at:
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