7 Wonderful Cave Temples Of India

By siliconindia   |   Friday, 07 October 2011, 19:00 IST   |    1 Comments
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5.The Badami cave temples, Karnataka
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Badami is a series of temples located at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District of North Karnataka. Badami was the capital of the Early Chalukyas, who ruled the state from 6th to 8th centuries AD. It lies at the mouth of a ravine with rocky hills on either side of a town tank. They are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture. The town is known for its ancient cave temples carved out of the sandstone hills above.