Our next
Indian tourist place is Badami popular as royal capital of Chalukyas. However,
today it’s the sleepy town comes under Bagalkot region, Karnataka. Earlier this
municipality was known as Vatapi. Badami is world-known for cave shrines,
entryways, citadels, devotions and monuments.
Chalukyas Empire
ruled Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka between 6th to 8th centuries.
Badami town was declared as capital at Chalukyas ruling period. Greatest ruler
of Chalukyas was 2nd Pulakeshi who administered the town from 610 to
642 AD. Badami is also known for many battles as Pulakeshi defeated countless kings.
He also defeated Mahendra Verman 1st, the Pallava king and some more
big rulers of south India.
Dravidian
architecture style was the followed by Chalukyas rulers which makes the
monuments special in structural designs.
Jain cave shrines
of Badami are made after cutting the solid rocks and their interior is full of art
and designs. The 4 cave shrines of Badami are linked to each other through
stairs.
Local
language spoken in Badami is Kannada, though people also know Hindi and English
languages. People wear traditional Indian cotton clothes hence their appearance
is different. Voyagers will definitely like to spend more time by taking
pleasure of local markets, shrines, art and structural designs in Badami.
Attraction
of Badami:
Badami Fort:
because of peace and attraction Tipu Sultan built a fort on hills of Badami in 18th
century. Tipu visited Badami for first time and got so impressed and order to
construct a fort in Badami. Glorious shafts were placed in fort after the fight
with Marathas. Constructed shafts are charming, sleek, smooth and harder.
Open Air
Museum: next spot to visit in Badami is the museum located on hills constructed
in 1979. Stones used to build the museum are from 6th to 16th
century. Four galleries of museum are special to view the complete museum.
Cave Temples:
Badami is popular for holding the Jain cave temples though there are 4 shrines
all in caves and all are linked to each through stairs. Cave temples are
located on the opposite hill of Badami fort. However, the first 3 cave temples
are built of Brahmanical style and last one is made of Jain structural design. Voyagers
have to use 2000 steps to reach the cave temple.
Religious
spot: people have faith in god should reach Badami for Durga Devi Temple
located and Lad Khan Shrine located at Aihole. These both shrines are oldest
religious spots of Aihole in which Lad Khan Shrine is devoted to God Shiva. Temple
of Lord Shiva is named after the Muslim prince spends his valuable time in
Badami.
Sangameshwara
temple: located at Pattadakal is our next tourist destination. This temple was
constructed under the ruling period of Chalukya King Vijayaditya. The shrine Sangameshwara
is listed in oldest temples of Karnataka so voyagers must visit the shrine. The
structure of temple is designed in Dravidian style and past name of shrine was Vijayeswara
temple.
Aihole: experts
suggest Aihole is the birth place of Hindu stone structural design. This small
metropolis is located under Bagalkot region, Karnataka. Approximately 125
temples in Aihole makes it special religious destination.
Pattadakal:
next spot that listed in World Heritage sites is Pattadakal located at only 29
kms distance from Badami. River Malaprabha is also close to Pattadakal which
means visitors will get plenty of tourist destinations in Pattadakal.
Attaining to
Badami:
From Hyderabad
Badami city is 413 kms away, from Pune its 435 kms distant, from Mangalore is
452 kms, from Bangalore is 454 kms, and from Mumbai its 584 kms away.
By Train: closest
big railway station to reach Badami is Hubli located at only 100 kms distance. Trains
for Hubli are available from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata. Taxi
from Hubli is available for Badami, though some tiny railway stations are also
located close to Badami. However, passenger train from Hubli can be hired to
reach such stations. Few big stations offering train services for Hubli are Ahmedabad,
Bijapur, Dharwar, Solapur, Yesvantpur Jn, and Bangalore.
By Air: close
air hub for Badami is Belgaum located at only distance of 190 kms. Belgaum is directly
linked through domestic flights from Mumbai. Bangalore and Mumbai International
Airports are closest big air hubs allowing foreign visitors to reach the spot
easily.