Badami Tourism and Travel Guide
History of The City: Badami, a sleepy little town on a red sandstone ridge, was once the capital of the great Chalukyan Empire that controlled most ofBadami peninsular India between the 4th and 8th centuries AD.The Chalukyas are credited with some of the best traditions of Dravidian architecture including an experimental blend of older South Indian temple architecture and the nagara style of north India, which passed into the Dravidian temple-building convention.
Badami ceased to be the administrative centre of the kingdom. Badami was the capital from 540 to 757 AD, after which the Chalukyans lost out to the emerging power, the Rashtrakutas.
Badami saw a succession of rulers of which the Chalukyas were only the most important. There is architecture and
sculpture here from periods ranging as far back as the 7th century AD Pallava rule to as recently as the 19th century Marathas.
How to Reach Badami?
by Road: Badami is connected by road to Pattadakal (22 kms), Aihole (44 kms) and Hubli (110 kms). Karnataka State Transport Corporation buses ply from Badami to different major locations of the state.
by Rail: It takes four hours to get to Badami by the Guntakal Express from Hampi. The other trains take a little longer for this journey as it involves a change at the Gadag station. Tangas and autorickshaws ply from the station to the town.
by Air: The nearest airport is at Belgaum, 192 km away.
Shopping: Shopping in Badami can really be a pleasurable experience. Badami stands out as a beautiful place in Karnataka with a lot of historical significance. Shopping in Badami can be a marvelous experience as Badami has much to display to the tourists. It is said that Badami is a shopper’s paradise in so far as the hand crafted materials are concerned. With dazzling shopping arcades and shopping malls strewn all around the state, Karnataka has become one of the shopping hubs in India. But the village shops in Badami are also wonderful as here you would get all the local items made of sandalwood. With its sparkling silks, sandalwood and rosewood carvings and exquisite handicrafts, Badami excels as the shoppers paradise.
What to buy:
Sandalwood sculptures
Incense sticks
Perfumes
Sandalwood Oil
Metal Lamps
Wood Carvings
Inlay Work.
Paintings
Bijapur Jewellery
Bijapur Handlooms
Lambani Jewellery
Handlooms From Guledgudda
Hand Made Jewellery
About Badami: Badami is located at a distance of about 500 km from Bangalore and is well connected by road. A tour to Badami can make it easier for you to understand the glory of Karnataka better. Badami is also known as Vatapi and is the center of attraction, epitomizing ancient Chalukyan glory. Badami has a cave temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu which is the largest in India and is one of the most famous monuments in the country too. The reservoir lying in the frontal side of the cave temples is also dotted with temples dedicated to Vishnu and Shiva. The lake lying underneath the cave temples is named after the Bhutanath temples in Badami.
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