Badami

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Only 125km away from Hampi and more than 6 hours ( and a couple of buses later)on the way to reach this little town in the middle of Karnataka. Pigs searching for some nice garbage, horses, donkeys, chicken, beggars, oh oh what a chaos! I like this town, although it ireally dirty and easily a source of diseases.

The room that we rent was so hot that even my sheet was warmed up! sleeping was horrible!

Badami was once the capital of the Chalukya empire, which covered much of the central Deccan between the 4th and 8th centuries. The area around Badami is dripping with temples and there are over 150 in the three main centres alone ( Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal)

Badami is best known for its beautiful cave temples, although I enjoyed the forts and the laundry ladies at the tank even more.

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Photos

The caves
Badami is best known for its beautiful cave temples. There are four and each has a particular story