Tag: Badami

  • BADAMI- A rare jewel of Chalukya’s Architecture

    BADAMI- A rare jewel of Chalukya’s Architecture

    BADAMI (Erstwhile known as Vatapi in the Vedic  period): It’s exists in the history of Karnataka since thousands of years and located in the present Bagalkot district .From a historic record , it was the capital of Badami Chalukyas in the 6th Century AD during the rule of Pulikeshin I. This place was also called VATAPI,VATAPIPURA, BADOMOYI […]

  • Mahakuta Temples, the blend of Nagara and  Dravidian architecture in the amid of a Badami Valley hills.

    Mahakuta Temples, the blend of Nagara and Dravidian architecture in the amid of a Badami Valley hills.

    Mahakuta an ancient temple of 6th century CE constructed by the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi/Badami. The inscriptions in the temple premises dated backs to the 5th -6th century written in both  Kannada and Sanskrit. The inscription about the grant of Aihole, Pattadakal villages to Sri Mahakuteshwara temple maintenance with valuable ornaments,  by queen Durlabha Devi, […]