Saturday, February 20, 2010

Cave temples of Badami

The Badami cave temples is one of the marvels of the India rock-cut temple. Situated in Badami in Bagalkot district of North Karnataka the temples are composed of 4 caves carved out of a single rock. Two of the caves are dedicated to Lord Vishnu, one to Lord Shiva and one is a Jain temple.

The temples have been built on a very simplistic style featuring a verandah with pillars carved out, a sanctum sanctorum and a mandap. The temples bear beautifully carved sculptures of Vishnu and Shiv

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