Badami cave temples
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Rock-cut cave temples carved into red sandstone cliffs above Agastya lake at Badami, the old Chalukya capital of Vatapi.
MonumentBadami, Bagalkot districtBest time to visit: October to March
Highlights
- Four cave temples: three Hindu and one Jain
- Carvings of Nataraja and Vishnu as Trivikrama
- Agastya lake and Bhutanatha temples
- Aihole and Pattadakal nearby
Significance
Carved in the 6th century under the early Chalukyas, the caves are among the earliest rock-cut temples of the Deccan and shaped later temple art in South India.