Badami

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Badami is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its rock-cut cave temples and ancient Chalukyan architecture.

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Badami canonical 35
Badami town 5
Badami archaeological area 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic place
town
architecturalStyle Chalukya architecture
rock-cut architecture
connectedByHighway state highways of Karnataka
country India
district Bagalkot district
flourishedDuringCentury 6th century
7th century
formerName Vatapi
governingBody Town Municipal Council Badami
linked to: Badami taluk
hasCaveTempleNumber Cave 1
Cave 2
Cave 3
Cave 4
hasMaterial red sandstone
hasRailwayStation Badami railway station
hasReligiousSiteType Buddhist cave temple
Hindu cave temples
Jain cave temple
hasStructure Agastya Lake
Badami Cave Temples
linked to: Badami cave temples

Bhutanatha group of temples
Lower Shivalaya temple
Malegitti Shivalaya temple
Upper Shivalaya temple
historicalCapitalOf Early Chalukya dynasty
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
knownFor Chalukyan architecture
archaeological sites
rock-cut cave temples
sandstone cliffs
languageSpoken Kannada
locatedIn Deccan plateau
linked to: Deccan Plateau
locatedInRegion northern Karnataka
locatedOn banks of Agastya Lake
near Bhuthanatha temples on Agastya Lake
nearbySite Aihole
Pattadakal
officialLanguage Kannada
partOf Badami-Aihole-Pattadakal heritage cluster
religionHistoricallyPracticed Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
state Karnataka
timeZone Indian Standard Time
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
UNESCOTentativeListStatus part of the Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal group of monuments
UTCOffset +05:30

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Pattadakal nearbySite Badami
Chalukya dynasty capital Badami
Northwestern Karnataka hasHistoricalSite Badami
subject linked to: northwestern Karnataka
Badami taluk namedAfter Badami
Badami taluk contains Badami
Northern Karnataka hasHeritageSite Badami
subject linked to: northern Karnataka
Cave 3 locatedIn Badami
Mangalesha capital Badami
Mangalesha seatOfPower Badami
Kirtivarman I ruledFrom Badami
Kirtivarman I capital Vatapi (Badami)
linked to: Badami
Cave 1, Badami locatedIn Badami
subject linked to: Cave 1
Cave 1, Badami near Badami town
subject linked to: Cave 1
linked to: Badami
Cave 2 (Badami) locatedIn Badami
subject linked to: Cave 2
Cave 4 (Badami) locatedIn Badami
subject linked to: Cave 4
Cave 4 (Badami) near Badami town center
subject linked to: Cave 4
linked to: Badami
Agastya Lake locatedIn Badami
Agastya Lake partOf Badami archaeological area
linked to: Badami
Vatapi locatedIn Badami
Vatapi hasModernName Badami
Vatapi presentDaySettlement Badami town
linked to: Badami
Malegitti Shivalaya temple hasViewOf Badami town
linked to: Badami
Upper Shivalaya temple overlooks Badami town
linked to: Badami
banks of Agastya Lake partOf Badami heritage zone
linked to: Badami
Badami Fort locatedIn Badami
Badami Fort overlooks Badami town
linked to: Badami
Battle of Vatapi place Badami