00:00Badami alias Vatapi is a town located in Bagalkot district of Karnataka.
00:24It was the capital city of Badami Chalukyas between 6th and 8th century.
00:42Badami is famous for its cave temples located near Agastya Lake, adds spellbinding beauty
00:50covered with rock-cut temples built during the reign of early Chalukya rule under Pulakeshin.
01:05There are four cave temples numbered in order with the first one dedicated to Lord Shiva
01:11and remaining two is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
01:21Oldest rock depictions in Badami suggest the same with inscriptions dating back to the
01:276th century.
01:57Bhutanatha temple and Mallikarjuna temple are the two most famous temples in Badami.
02:26Bhutanatha and Mallikarjuna temples in Badami has a different architecture style with pyramid
02:32style.
02:33Badami fort top of the hill is another architecture beauty from Chalukyas.
02:44Banashankari Amma temple and Badami mosque are two other historical attractions in Badami.
03:10This red sandstone town unlocks the cave of history of Chalukyas and influence of Jainism
03:17in Karnataka in 6th to 8th century.
03:27History should not end with understanding a king's pedigree and expansion and wars between
03:33kingdoms.
03:34Rather it should bring the agnostic being in us to learn science, lifestyle and architecture
03:41styles during those days.
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