Badami cave temples

Badami, India

Also known as: Kuil-kuil gua Badamibadamiबदामी गुंफा मंदिरेबादामी गुफा मंदिरবাদামি গুহা মন্দিরਬਾਦਾਮੀ ਗੁਫਾ ਮੰਦਰபாதாமி குடைவரைக் கோவில்கள்బాదామీ గుహాలయాలుവാതാപി ഗുഹാക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾබාදාමි ලෙන් දේවාල

Badami cave temples were carved into the stone mountain face in the 6th to 7th centuries. The last enhancements were to Jain cave 4 in 11th and 12th century. The fort is more recent, and was built between 16th and 18th centuries during a period of Hindu-Muslim wars, with most recent additions to the
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The Badami cave temples are a complex of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka, India. The caves are important examples of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture, and the earliest date from the 6th century. Badami is a modern name and was previously known as "Vataapi", the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty, which ruled much of Karnataka from the 6th to the 8th century. Badami is situated on the west bank of a man-made lake ringed by an earthen wall with stone steps; it is surrounded on the north and south by forts built during Early Chalukya and in later times.[2]

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Key facts

ArchitectureBadami Chalukya architecture, rock-cut architecture in India[1]
LocationBadami, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q825236 — Wikidata
  2. Badami cave temples - Wikipedia — Wikipedia