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Badami

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 6 th to 8 th centuries. Badami town was declared as capital at Chalukyas ruling period. Greatest ruler of Chalukyas was 2 nd 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 1 st , 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 li...