Mar 8, 2016

Rare Frescoes Found in Badami in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India - 1937

The Badami cave temples are a complex of temples located at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India. They are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture. 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.

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Rare Frescoes Found in Badami in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, India - 1937

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