INDIA-BADAMI CAVES

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Sunday, October 03, 2010 1 http://my.opera.com/vinhbinhpro BADAMI INDIA – KARNATAKA state

Badami, Karnataka, India : 

Badami, Karnataka, India Badami lies at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya Tirtha tank (an artificial lake) on three sides. It was founded by Pulakesin I of the Chalukya dynasty. Once the capital of the Chalukyas, Badami, called Vatapi back then, is best known today for its rock-cut cave temples. The caves, sculpted in the 6th and 7th centuries CE, depict Hindu, Buddhist and Jain iconography. Cave 1 is devoted to Shiva, caves 2 and 3 are dedicated to Vishnu, and cave 4 displays reliefs of Jain Tirthankaras. A natural cave nearby is dedicated to the Buddha. Carvings of Hindu Gods are strewn across the area in other caverns and on boulders. Two Bhutanatha temples stand facing the lake. Together, these monuments represent the early styles and stages of south Indian temple architectur (www.shunya.net). Sunday, October 03, 2010 2

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Sunday, October 03, 2010 3 Cave 1 Cave 2 Cave 3 Cave 4 Small Buddhist Cave Mallikarjuna Group Bhutanatha . Yellamma Temple. West End of Tank

Badami-Agastya Tirtha Tank : 

Badami-Agastya Tirtha Tank Badami view - Agastya Tirtha Tank Sunday, October 03, 2010 4

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Sunday, October 03, 2010 5 Badami – Cave One exterior

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vinhbinhpro Sunday, October 03, 2010 6 Badami- Cave One - Left side of porch

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Sunday, October 03, 2010 7 Badami – CaveOne - Nataraja with 18 arms Badami –CaveOne - Harihara

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vinhbinhpro Badami – CaveTwo exterior Sunday, October 03, 2010 8

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vinhbinhpro Badami- Cave Two interior Sunday, October 03, 2010 9

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vinhbinhpro Sunday, October 03, 2010 10 Badami - CaveTwo -Vishnu Badami-CaveTwo -Trivikrama .

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vinhbinhpro Badami- Cave Three exterior Sunday, October 03, 2010 11

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vinhbinhpro Badami - Cave Three interior Sunday, October 03, 2010 12

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vinhbinhpro Badami-CaveThree-Left corner of porch Sunday, October 03, 2010 13

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Badami-CaveThree-Carved pillar brackets Sunday, October 03, 2010 14

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Badami – CaveThree - Porch, looking left Sunday, October 03, 2010 15

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Badami - Cave Three interior Sunday, October 03, 2010 16

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vinhbinhpro Badami - Cave Four exterior Sunday, October 03, 2010 17

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vinhbinhpro Sunday, October 03, 2010 18 Badami – CaveFour - Left side of porch

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Sunday, October 03, 2010 19 Badami – CaveFour - Right side of porch

Badami-CaveFour-Adinath, inner sanctum : 

Badami-CaveFour-Adinath, inner sanctum Badami - Cave four interior 20 Sunday, October 03, 2010

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Sunday, October 03, 2010 21 Badami - Bhutanatha temple One

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Badami – Bhutanatha Temple Two Sunday, October 03, 2010 22

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Badami – Inside Bhutanath temple Sunday, October 03, 2010 23

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Badami – Cave View Sunday, October 03, 2010 24

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vinhbinhpro Badami - One of many fort temples Sunday, October 03, 2010 25

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vinhbinhpro Badami – Mahakuta Temple Sunday, October 03, 2010 26

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Badami – Mahakuta Temple Sunday, October 03, 2010 27

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vinhbinhpro Badami – Natural Cave Shrine Sunday, October 03, 2010 28

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vinhbinhpro Badami - Village Badami from the fort Sunday, October 03, 2010 29

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vinhbinhpro Badami - Badami village street Sunday, October 03, 2010 30

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vinhbinhpro Badami - Caves & village from the fort Sunday, October 03, 2010 31

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vinhbinhpro Balami - Yellama Temple Sunday, October 03, 2010 32

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vinhbinhpro Badami - Museum Sunday, October 03, 2010 33

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