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Badami Cave Temples

Badami, Karnataka, India

4.8 (0)

Overview

Four 6th-century Chalukya cave temples carved into red sandstone cliffs above the green Agastya lake — the dancing 18-armed Nataraja is a wonder of Indian art.

Why visit: Ellora's elder cousins in glowing red sandstone, with cliff-fort hikes above.

History: Capital of the Badami Chalukyas (540–757 CE) under Pulakeshin I and II.

Things to do

›Nataraja cave
›Agastya lake ghats
›Bhutanatha temples
›North fort climb

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Feb

Entry fee

₹25–300

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Half–full day

Nearby attractions

Within

5.5 km

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Banashankari Temple, Badami

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The Chalukyas' tutelary goddess riding her lion amid a huge stepped tank — a living shakti shrine whose January jatre draws lakhs across the Deccan.

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Pattadakal Group of Monuments

Pattadakal, Karnataka

The UNESCO coronation ground of the Chalukyas — ten 8th-century temples where north-Indian nagara and south-Indian dravida styles stand side by side on the Malaprabha.

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Aihole Temple Complex

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The 'cradle of Indian temple architecture' — 120-plus experiments in stone from the 5th century on, led by the apsidal Durga temple and Lad Khan hall.

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