Badami Cave Temple No 3.(Vishnu)

Badami (Kannada: ಬದಾಮಿ), formerly known as Vatapi, is a town in the Bagalkot District of Karnataka state. It was the regal capital of the early Chalukyas. Founded by Pulakesi I, an early ruler of the Chalukyas, the town of Badami is located at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya tirtha water reservoir on three sides. Image File history File links Badami_cave3_Vishnu. ... Image File history File links Badami_cave3_Vishnu. ... Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India and one of the oldest languages in India. ... Bāgalkot (ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ in Kannada) pronounced //, sometimes spelled as Bāgalkote is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Karnātakā   (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... The Chalukya Dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled parts of southern India between 550 and 750, and again between 973 and 1190. ... Pulakesi I (543 – 566 C.E.) established the Chalukya dynasty in then western Deccan and his descendents ruled over an empire that comprised of the entire state of Karnataka and most of Andhra Pradesh. ... The Chalukya Dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled parts of southern India between 550 and 750, and again between 973 and 1190. ... Red sandstone interior of Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona, worn smooth due to erosion by flash flooding over millions of years Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ...

Known for its rock-cut Badami Cave temples which were sculpted between the 6th and 8th centuries, this ancient city was once the capital of the Chalukya dynasty. The Bhutanatha temple, a small shrine, facing the 5th century lake stands in serenity on one side. On the side of North Fort are the Upper and Lower Shivalayas, and the Malegitti Shivalaya, possibly with early and late 7th century origins. Badami Cave temple is at Badami in the Bagalkot District in the north part of the Karnataka state of India. ...

More classic in origin and style are four caves from the late 6th century on the side of the South Fort. These caves display the secular nature of the rulers then, with tolerance and a religious following that inclines towards Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Caves 2 and 3 are dedicated to Vishnu, whereas cave 1 is devoted to Shiva, and cave 4 displays reliefs of Jain Tirthankaras. A Buddhist cave in a natural setting is not too far from these caves. Deep caverns with carved images of the various incarnations of Hindu gods are strewn across the area, under boulders and in the red sandstone. From an architectural and archaeological perspective, they provide critical evidence of the early styles and stages of the southern Indian architecture. Hinduism (Sanskrit: , , also known as , ) is a religion that originated on the Indian subcontinent. ... Buddhism (also known as Buddha Dharma, Pali: बुद्ध धम्म, the teachings of the awakened one) is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a way of life, a practical philosophy, and a life-enhancing system of applied psychology. ... Jaina redirects here. ... Vishnu (IAST , Devanagari , with honorific Shri Vishnu; , ), (also frequently referred to as Narayana) is the most popularly worshipped form of God in Hinduism [1]. Within the Vaishnava tradition he is viewed as the Ultimate Reality or Supreme God (similarly to Shiva within Shaivism). ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... In Jainism, a Tirthankara (Fordmaker) is a human who achieved enlightenment, became a Jiva, and whose religious teachings have formed the canon of Jainism; although not Gods, statues of Tirthankaras are found in temples. ... This article is about the built environment. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

Overlooking the South Fort there is also the dome of an Islamic place of worship - a Dargah or a Mosque. From top of the North Fort are expansive views of the ancient town below. Badami is accessible from Bangalore by bus, a 12-hour ride, or from Hospet - a combination of an overnight train journey from Bangalore to Hospet followed by a short bus ride from Hospet to Badami. Islam (Arabic: ; ( ▶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... A tomb is a small building (or vault) for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Bangalore or Bengalūru (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...

Close to Badami town is the Famous Banashankari Temple.

See also

Badami Chalukya Architecture
Pattadakal
Aihole Virupaksha temple(dravidian) (740 C.E. Pattadakal Sangameshvara temple (dravidian) (725 C.E. Pattadakal Galaganatha temple (rekhanagara) (680 C.E. Pattadakal The Badami Chalukya Architecture was a temple building idiom that evolved in the time period of 5th. ... Pattadakal is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka famous for its group of monuments that comprise of initial experiments in Hindu temple architecture. ... Aihole (Kannada ಐಹೊಳೆ)is in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. ...

External links

• Badami Temples
• Architecture of Indian Subcontinent (under Karnataka)