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Submitted by motist on Thursday, 09 November 2006  Page Views: 7790

Multi-periodSite Name: Badami Cave temple
Country: India
NOTE: This site is 60.814 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Badami
Latitude: 15.918740N  Longitude: 75.684902E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4Short walk on a footpath
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Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist : Badami caves, Karnataka Badami was the capital of the Chalukaya empire, fortresses, palaces and temples built from red sandstone, 4 cave temples from the Chalukaya kingdom era (200 CE - 600 CE). 1. Shiva temple cave 2. Vishnu temple cave 3. Vishnu avatars, Varaha (boar), Narashima (lion) temple cave 4. Jain temple cave (Mahavir) (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Badami cave temples are a complex of temples located at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India. They are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture. Badami, the capital of the Early Chalukyas, who ruled much of Karnataka in the 6th to 8th centuries, lies at the mouth of a ravine with rocky hills on either side and a town tank in which water from the ravine flows. The town is known for its ancient cave temples carved out of the sandstone hills above

The Badami cave temples are composed of four caves, all carved out of the soft Badami sandstone on a hill cliff in the late 6th to 7th centuries. The planning of four caves is simple. The entrance is a verandah (mukha mandapa) with stone columns and brackets, a distinctive feature of these caves, leading to a columned mandapa – main hall (also maha mandapa) and then to the small square shrine (sanctum sanctorum, garbhaghrha) cut deep into the cave. The temple caves represent different religious sects. Among them, two (cave 2 and 3) are dedicated to god Vishnu, one to god Shiva (cave 1) and the fourth (cave 4) is a Jain temple. The first three are devoted to the Vedic faith and the fourth cave is the only Jain temple at Badami.

The cave temples date back to 600 and 700 CE. Their architecture is a blend of North Indian Nagara Style and South Indian Dravidian style. As described above each cave has a sanctum sanctorum, a mandapa, a verandah and pillars. The cave temples also bear exquisite carvings, sculptures and beautiful murals.

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Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist : Badami caves, Karnataka Badami was the capital of the Chalukaya empire, fortresses, palaces and temples built from red sandstone, 4 cave temples from the Chalukaya kingdom era (200 CE - 600 CE). 1. Shiva temple cave 2. Vishnu temple cave 3. Vishnu avatars, Varaha (boar), Narashima (lion) temple cave 4. Jain temple cave (Mahavir) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Badami Cave temple
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Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist : Badami caves, Karnataka Badami was the capital of the Chalukaya empire, fortresses, palaces and temples built from red sandstone, 4 cave temples from the Chalukaya kingdom era (200 CE - 600 CE). 1. Shiva temple cave 2. Vishnu temple cave 3. Vishnu avatars, Varaha (boar), Narashima (lion) temple cave 4. Jain temple cave (Mahavir)

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Badami Cave temple
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Badami Cave temple
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Badami Cave temple
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Badami Cave temple
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Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist

Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist

Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist

Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist

Badami Cave temple
Badami Cave temple submitted by motist

Badami Cave temple
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Badami Cave temple
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Re: Badami Cave temple by Anonymous on Thursday, 05 March 2015
Hi motist, great post.
Is it possible to use your plans + sections for a university assignment on badami?
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Re: Badami Cave temple by motist on Wednesday, 04 August 2010
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