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The Best Attractions In Bagalkot

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Bagalkot, or Bagalakote, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India, which is also the headquarters of Bagalkote district. it is situated on branch of River Ghataprabha about 530 km northwest of state capital Bangalore, 410 km southwest of Hyderabad, and about 570 km southeast of Mumbai. The population of the urban agglomeration was 1,11,933 according to the provisional results of 2011 national census of India, and the city is spread over an area of 49.06 square kilometres with an average elevation of 532 m above MSL.
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  • 1. Durga Temple Bagalkot
    The Durga temple is a medieval era Hindu temple located in Aihole in the state of Karnataka, India. It is part of a pending UNESCO world heritage site.The temple was built between the 7th and the 8th century by the dynasty of the Chalukyas. The architecture of the temple is predominantly Dravida with Nagara style also is used in certain areas. The Durga Temple belongs to the Chalukyan period.Even though the temple features a Durga sculpture, the origin of the name is not because of its dedication to Durga goddess, but because Durga means protector or a fortress. The temple formed part of a fortification probably of the Marathas.The temple is dedicated to either Vishnu or Shiva as the representations of Vishnu are as numerous as those of Shiva. The most original feature of the temple is a p...
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  • 3. The Archaeological Museum Bagalkot
    The antiquity of Architecture of Karnataka can be traced to its southern Neolithic and early Iron Age, Having witnessed the architectural ideological and utilitarian transformation from shelter- ritual- religion. Here the nomenclature ‘Architecture’ is as old as c.2000 B.C.E. The upper or late Neolithic people in order to make their shelters, they constructed huts made of wattle and doab, that were buttressed by stone boulders, presumably having conical roof resting on the bamboo or wooden posts into red murram or paved granite chips as revealed in archaeological excavations in sites like Brhamagiri , Sanganakallu, Tekkalakota , Piklihal . Megaliths are the dominant archaeological evidence of the early Iron Age . There are more than 2000 early Iron Age burial sites on record, who laid ...
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  • 4. Badami Cave Temples Badami
    The Badami cave temples are a complex of four Hindu, a Jain and possibly Buddhist cave temples located in Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in northern part of Karnataka, India. The caves are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture, which dates from the 6th century. Badami was previously known as Vataapi Badami, the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty, which ruled much of Karnataka from the 6th to the 8th century. Badami is situated on the west bank of a man made lake ringed by an earthen wall with stone steps; it is surrounded on the north and south by forts built in later times. The Badami cave temples represent some of the earliest known examples of Hindu temples in the Deccan region. They along with the temples in Aihole tr...
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  • 5. Group of Monuments in Pattadakal Pattadakal
    Pattadakal, also called Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka . Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote district, this UNESCO World Heritage site is 14 miles from Badami and about 6 miles from Aihole, both of which are historically significant centres of Chalukya monuments. The monument is a protected site under Indian law and is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India .UNESCO has described Pattadakal as a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India and an illustration of eclectic art at its height. The Hindu temples are generally dedicated to Shiva, but elements of Vaishnavism and Shaktism theology and legends are also featured. The friezes in the Hindu te...
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  • 9. Aihole Karnataka
    Aihole , also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in north Karnataka dated from the fourth century through the twelfth century CE. Located around an eponymous small village surrounded by farmlands and sandstone hills, Aihole is a major archaeological site featuring over one hundred and twenty stone and cave temples from this period, spread along the Malaprabha river valley, in Bagalakote district.Aihole is 22 miles from Badami and about 6 miles from Pattadakal, both of which are major centers of historically important Chalukya monuments. Aihole, along with nearby Badami , emerged by the 6th century as the cradle of experimentation with temple architecture, stone artwork, and construction techniques....
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