Badami

Archaeological museum

A museum regrouping sculptures of various era from the region.

Malegitti Shivalaya

This temple is the oldest one of the town. It is built on a flat rock and offers a nice view on Badami.

Cave temples
Entrance Rs 100 for foreigners and 5 for indians
South ot the tank

The main attractions of Badami are its caves. There are four main caves. The first one is dedicated to Shiva. It was excavated by the Chalukyas in 550 AD. The second one is dedicated to Vishnu. In this cave there are statues of Vishnu avatars like Varaha, the boar or Krishna. The third cave is also dedicated to Vishnu and the last one is a cave with Jain representations.

Bhutanatha temple
In front of the tank

A temple buit in 5th century.

Almost all the main attractions of Badami are located around the Agasythya Tank.