Badami

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 AD. It is famous for its rock cut structural temples. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake. Badami has been selected as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY - Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme of Government of India.HistoryDravidian architecture - Badami ChalukyasHindu temple architecture - Badami Chalukya architecturePolitical history of medieval Karnataka - Badami ChalukyasArchitecture of Karnataka - Badami Chalukya architectureChalukyas of BadamiPre-historicBadami is surrounded by many pre-historic places, Hiregudda, Sidlaphadi and Kutkankeri (Junjunpadi, Shigipadi and Anipadi), there we can see the rock shelters megalithic burial sites and paintings.