Badami Cave One dedicated to Shiva

The Badami Cave Temples, an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, are at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India. Badami, the capital of the Early Chalukyas, who ruled much of Karnataka in the 6th to 8th centuries, lies at the mouth of a ravine with rocky hills on either side and a town tank in which water from the ravine flows. The town is known for its ancient cave temples carved out of the sandstone hills above.^[1] “Nilakantha” redirects here. ... Badami Cave Temple No 3. ... 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. ... Badami Cave Temple No 3. ... Grand Canyon, Arizona A canyon, or gorge, is a valley walled by cliffs. ... 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. ...

Temple caves

Sanctum sanctorum inside Cave No.1

Brackets in cave 3

The Badami Cave Temples are comprised of four caves, all carved out of the soft Deccan sandstone on a hill cliff in the late 6th century.^[2] The four caves are simple in style. The entrance is a simple verandah with stone columns and brackets, a distinctive feature of these caves, leading to a columned mandapa and then to the small square shrine (sanctum sanctorum ) cut deep into the cave.^[3] The temple caves represent different religious sects. Among them, two are dedicated to Lord Vishnu, one to Lord Shiva and the fourth is a Jain temple. The first three are devoted to the Vedic faith and the fourth cave is the only Jain temple at Badami.^[4] The sanctum sanctorum is the area inside a Hindu temple complex where the main deity is installed. ... Image File history File links Badami_Narasimha_cave3. ... Image File history File links Badami_Narasimha_cave3. ... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... 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. ... “Precipice” redirects here. ... A verandah is a large balcony on the level of a ground floor. ... [[LiItalic textLink title == Headline text == Media:Example. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... The sanctum sanctorum is the area inside a Hindu temple complex where the main deity is installed. ... Vishnu (Hindi: (विष्‍णु) is a form of God, whom Hindus pray to. ... This article is about the Hindu God. ... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... Vedic may refer to: Ancient India the Vedic civilization the Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts Vedic Sanskrit, their language (see also Vedic meter, Vedic accent, Vedic chant and Shrauta) the historical Vedic religion traditional Hindu culture: Vedic astrology the Ayurveda (Vedic medicine) Ancient Vedic weights and measures modern... JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ...

Image:Jain Parshvanath cave 4

The cave temples date back to 600 and 700 CE. Their architecture is a blend of North Indian Nagara Style and South Indian Dravidian style. As described above each cave has a sanctum sanctorum, a mandapa, a verandah and pillars. The cave temples also bear exquisite carvings, sculptures and beautiful murals.^[5] A 1097 representation of Parshvanath from Smithsonian Institute’s collections In Jainism, Parshva (877-777 B.C.E.), (more correctly Parshvanatha; occasionally spelled Parswanath) was the twenty-third Tirthankara. ... The population of the Earth rises to about 208 million people. ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ... Languages Dravidian languages Religions Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Atheism, Jainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian peoples Brahui people Kannadigas Malayalis Tamils Telugus Tuluvas Dravidian people, Dravidian race or Dravidians are terms that are some times given to people of mainly Southern India, Northeastern Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal... The sanctum sanctorum is the area inside a Hindu temple complex where the main deity is installed. ... [[LiItalic textLink title == Headline text == Media:Example. ... A verandah is a large balcony on the level of a ground floor. ... Look up pillar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Carving can mean Rock carving Wood carving Meat carving Ivory carving Bone carving Skiing carving style See also: Sculpture, Lapidary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ...

References

1. ^ Badami(Western Chalukya). art-and -archaeology. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
2. ^ Cave 1 Badami, 575 A.D. - 585 A.D.. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
3. ^ Thapar, Binda (2004). Introduction to Indian Architecture. Singapore: Periplus Editions, p 45. ISBN 0794600115. 
4. ^ Indian Architecture Rock-cut. Indian Heritage. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
5. ^ Rajan, K.V. Soundara (1998). Rock-cut Temple Styles`. Somaily Publications, p 113. ISBN 8170392187. 

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See also

• Badami Chalukya Architecture
• Varaha Cave Temple
• Nellitheertha Cave Temple
• Karla Caves
• Kanheri Caves
• Undavalli caves
• Pandavleni Caves
• Indian rock-cut architecture
• List of India cave temples

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. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Karli (also Karla) is a town on the highway between Pune and Mumbai in southern Maharashtra in India. ... The Kanheri Caves are a protected archaeological site in Mumbai, India. ... The Undavalli Caves, and example of Indian rock cut architecture are located in the village of Undavalli in Guntur District, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Pandavleni Caves are a group of around twenty four 2000-year-old Hinayana Buddhist caves, built by the Jain kings as home for the Jain saints. ...

External links

Badami tank at mouth of gorge

• Cave (Badami) Temple
• Cave Temples at Badami - Pictures
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• Map of Cave Locations
• Four cave temples at Badami - Click to see photos
• The Chalukyan magnificence - Architecture