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Pattadakal Group of Monuments

Pattadakal, Karnataka, India

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Overview

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.

Why visit: A textbook of Indian temple architecture written in one riverside acre.

History: Chalukyan kings were crowned here; Virupaksha temple (745 CE) celebrated victory over Kanchi.

Things to do

›Virupaksha temple
›Mallikarjuna temple
›Nagara-dravida pairs
›Malaprabha riverside

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Feb

Entry fee

₹40–600

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

2–3 hrs

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Within

10.6 km

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Banashankari Temple, Badami

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Badami Cave Temples

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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.

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