The small village of Badami is typical of the region and its busy bazaar is the center 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
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- Hospet 105 kilometers away
- Hampi 107 kilometers away
- Goa 190 kilometers away
- Gulbarga 201 kilometers away
- Gokarna 211 kilometers away
- Belur & Halebid 304 kilometers away
- Hyderabad 340 kilometers away
- Bangalore 388 kilometers away
- Coorg 389 kilometers away
- Neeleshwar 413 kilometers away
- Mysore 416 kilometers away
- Nagarhole National Park 434 kilometers away
- Aurangabad 444 kilometers away
- Mumbai 458 kilometers away
- Tellicherry 465 kilometers away
- Wayanad 478 kilometers away