Karnataka is situated in the southern India and is among the fore runners in the Indian tourism industry. People from all over the globe visit the place every year for touring the most amazing Badami Cave Temples. The Town of Badami is located in the northern part of Karnataka and is relatively a very small town and was the capital of the ancient Chalukyas.
The temples are renowned for their exquisite wall sculptures, architecture and the cave carvings. These temples showcase the most unique and magnificent designs. There are about four cave temples, which have been constructed in the 6th and 7th century out of the sand stone hills. Carved artificial lake is considered, as a beautiful piece of art. The artists have also painted the walls and designed them with bracket piers.
The First cave is easier to climb up for everybody.
It was carved around 578 A.D and is believed to be the first cave to be carved. One needs to climb 40 steps to reach the “verandah”, which is guarded by numerous pillars. The wall and the ceiling of the cave temple are covered with amorous couple carvings and paintings. There are also the paintings of the Hindu mythological God Shiva in 81 dance postures.
The second cave is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and he has been depicted, as the dwarf inside the cave temples architecture. Although the image is of a dwarf, the painting showcases him as mastering the sky with one foot and the earth with another.
The cave temple is placed on a sandstone hill. Another important image of God Vishnu is depicted through the cave paintings, which is of the “Varaha” or the Boar.
The façade of third holy cave temple is around 70 feet in width. Often the temple’s art and paintings is regarded as the most superior creativity in the Deccan art. Many tourists can relate to the living style of the 6th and 7th century people’s life by carefully examining the temple’s paintings.
These paintings clearly describe the designs of ornaments and apparel people used to wear. Vishnu is described along with a serpent. The half lion and half God image of Vishnu is also depicted here. The fourth cave is chiefly meant for the Jain religion.
If you live in Bangalore, then you can easily reach the temples by hiring cars from the transport organizers in Bangalore. The process is very simple and the leading car rental agencies take very little time in confirming the minor paper work for renting cars.
If you are travelling to this destination with the office people, then you can easily arrange transport facilities from all the leading corporate transport providers in the city of Bangalore.
Some of the best travel operators in Bangalore can provide you with great travel packages, which usually cover the Badami cave temples, tranquil Lake, Aihole, Naganath temple and the archeological museum. Naganath temple is among the most popular Shiva temple in the world and is located in a forest, about 10 kilometers away from the Badami cave temples.
