Tag: Badami
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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 […]
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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, […]