Badami, formerly known as Vātāpi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757
Badami Cave Temples
Old Kannada inscription of Chalukya King Mangalesha dated 578 CE at Badami cave temple no.3
Yellamma temple at Badami, early phase construction, 11th century
Banashankari Devi Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Cholachagudda near Badami, in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India. The temple is popularly called 'Shakambhari' 'Banashankari or Vanashankari' sin
A complete view of Banashankari temple complex in 1855
The Guard tower cum Deepa Stamba (lamp tower) on the bank of the water tank in front of the Shakambari temple
Courtyard of the Banashankari temple with deepa stambas, lamp towers