Badami
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Badami, formerly known as Vātāpi (Sanskrit: from āpi, ‘friend, ally’; ‘having the wind (vāta) as an ally’; Kannada script: ವಾತಾಪಿ), 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. It is famous for its rock cut monuments such as the Badami cave temples, as well as the structural temples such as the Bhutanatha temples, Badami Shivalaya and Jambulingesvara Temple. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake.
Badami
Vatapi | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 15°55′12″N 75°40′49″E | |
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
District | Bagalkot |
Area | |
• Total | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 30,943 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Kannada[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 587 201 |
Telephone code | 08357 |
Website | http://www.badamitown.mrc.gov.in/ |
Badami has been selected as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY - Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme of Government of India.