Badami
India · Karnataka
Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757. It is famous for its rock cut monuments such as the Badami cave temples, as well as the structural temples such as the Bhutanatha temples, Badami Shivalaya and Jambulingesvara Temple. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+5:30 · 11.5 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Karnataka
- On the map
- 15.92° N, 75.68° E
Near Badami
- Hampi · 106 km away
- Hyderabad · 341 km away
- Pune · 347 km away
- Mangalore · 349 km away
- Bangalore · 387 km away
- Madikeri · 389 km away
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