BADAMI.... medieval Chalukya capital, beautiful temples and caves carved from the red sandstone of Karnataka

Naga ceiling medalion Cave 1 c550 ad

Cave 1

Dancing Siva Nataraja, Cave1

Siva and Parvati with Nandi and Bhringi Cave1

Cave 2

Vishnu seated on Shesha, the cosmic snake

column bracket, Yahsha couple, nature spirits. Cave 3

Narasimha, Cave 3

Cave 4, Jain

Entry foyer, Cave 4, Bahubali

Parsvanatha, with five hooded snake covering his head, Cave 4

Bahubali with creepers and snakes, Cave 4

The lake from Cave 4

Agastya lake,4th century steps

!8th century Muslim tomb

Bhutanatha Temple group, 7th century

Nandi sculpture, Bhutanatha Temple

From Bhutanatha temple group across Agastya Lake

Looking from one of the Mallikarjuna Temples 

Rock carvings Bhutanatha Temple Group

Entry to the North Fort

View from North fort

south fort seen from north fort

Temple carving north fort, Badami