Badami - ಬದಾಮಿ

This was the capital of Chalukyas from the 6th to 7th centuries AD. Structural and rock-cut cave temples are located here. Bas reliefs of Nataraja,Mahishasurmardhini, Ganesha, Shanmukha, Ardhanareeswara and Harihara are noteworth.Cradle of temple architecture.This erstwhile capital of the Chalukyas is in Bijapur District, at the southern extremity of the Deccan Trap.
Badami, the one time capital of the Chalukyas , is noted several temples, some structural & other rock-cut, of the 6th & 7th Centuries. The foundations of Badami, or Vatapi as it was called, were laid by Pulakeshin I (535 - 566 AD), his son Kirtivarman the Ist (567 - 598 AD), beautified the town with temples & other buildings.
Mangalesha (598 - 610 AD), brother of Kiritavarman I completed the construction of the cave temples & endowed the temples with the village on the occasion of the installation of the image of Vishnu. The greatest ruler of the dynasty was Pulakeshi II (610-642 AD) who among others defeated the Pallava King Mahendra Verman I. The Pallavas later captured & destroyed Badami to avenge their defeat. Badami was also in the possession of the Vijayanagar Kings, The Adil Shahis of Hyderabad, The Savanur Nawabs, The Marathas, Hyder Ali of Mysore & finally the British who made it part of the Bombay Presidency.