Badami City Guide
Travel to Badami, the city that encompasses many tourists spots, thus making the city one of the best destination to be explored. Travel Badami, the city with holding many legacies of the bygone era. Travel Badami also has eighteen inscriptions ranging from the sixth to the sixteenth century.
Discover the region that encompasses the beauty of the bygone era. Travel Badami, renowned for being the ancient capital of the early Chalukya kingdom. The town encompasses a number of carved monuments and caves of the Chalukyas that is a blend of Indian Nagara style and the South Indian Dravidian style of architecture. Travel Badami, the place that has is known for witholding many tourists spots. The architecture and sculptures created in Badami during the time of the Chalukyas inspired later-day architectural and sculpting traditions. A number of places of historical importance are situated near Badami.
Places to Visit in Badami
Badami, more than anything else, is known for its rock-cut cave temples. Numbering five, these temples are over thirteen hundred years old. They have been carved out of the red sandstone hills surrounding Badami. Two temples are dedicated to Vishnu, while one is dedicated to Shiva, and other two are related to Jainism and Buddhism. Apart from rock-cut temples, the town also has some other temples and a beautiful tank. Lord Shiva is worshipped as the God of Souls in the Bhootnath Temple. The Agastyatirtha Tank is a beautiful water body considered as holy by the pilgrims. The Archaeological Museum has a good collection of objects from Badami as well as Aihole and Pattadakal. Jambulinga Temple is one of the oldest temples in Badami dedicated to the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Shiva). Finally, the Badami Fort is a good place to view the entire Badami ruins.
Excursions from Badami
Being a region steeped in history, the vicinity of Badami offers a plethora of attractions to the touirists. Pattadakal was the second capital of the mighty Chalukyans and a place that hosted important state functions of the time. Aihole, situated some 46 km off Badami, was another architectural centre of the Chalukyas. There are a number of Hindu temples constructed in the 6th and 7th centuries. The Mahakuta Temple, situated around 14 km from Badami, is a well-known place of worship. On the way to Mahakuta from Badami, the Naganath Temple is about 10 km east of Badami. The Banashankari Temple, situated some 50 km off Badami, is dedicated to Banashankari, a form of Goddess Parvati
Fairs and Festivals of Badami
A number of annual temple festivals are held in towns near Badami. The annual temple festival, held at Banashankari, in the month of January-February is worth visiting; so are the Virupaksha Temple Car Festival and Mallikarjuna Temple Festival held in Pattadakal during March-April.
Shopping in Badami
Shopping options mostly revolve around handicrafts and rugs with prices being competitive, which you will find in the local market here.
Best Time To Visit
Badami has a pleasant climate with cool and dry winter from November through February. Most of the rainfall occurs during June and July, the months of south-western monsoon.
