The small village of Badami is typical of the region and its busy bazaar is the centre of daily life.
The village was formerly the capital of the Chalukyas, whose empire stretched to Goa and Gujarat.
Temples at Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole
More than 150 temples both here and at Pattadakal and Aihole were constructed from the 6th century in a variety of structural designs, so that today the area is regarded as the cradle of Hindu temple architecture.
Many of the temples are enclosed in parkland, but the villages themselves are worth further exploration to glimpse rural Indian life.
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Places near Badami
- Bijapur 63 miles away
- Hospet 66 miles away
- Hampi 67 miles away
- Goa 119 miles away
- Gulbarga 125 miles away
- Gokarna 132 miles away
- Belur & Halebid 189 miles away
- Hyderabad 211 miles away
- Bangalore 241 miles away
- Coorg 242 miles away
- Neeleshwar 257 miles away
- Mysore 259 miles away
- Nagarhole National Park 270 miles away
- Aurangabad 276 miles away
- Mumbai (Bombay) 284 miles away
- Tellicherry 289 miles away
- Wayanad 297 miles away
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