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Badami was founded in 540 AD by Pulakesi I. It went on to serve as the
capital of the early Chalukyan kings who ruled large parts of Karnataka
and adjoining Andhra Pradesh from the 6th to 8th centuries. The city in
time witnessed a major power struggle between the reigning Chalukaya
dnasty, the Pallavas of Tamil Nadu and the Rashtrakutas. The Chalukyan
kings, renowned as great patrons of the arts, architecture and literature,
have left behind a fabulous legacy documenting their aesthetic flair and
tolerance that marked their rule. Visitors to Badami will encounter
Buddhist, Hindu and Jain shrines testifying significantly to the secular
vision of these kings. The Badami cave complex also reveals important
aspects of the early religious architecture of South India and cave art of
the time. Overlooking Lake Agastya, the large man-made lake named after
the legendary sage, a horseshoe-shaped phalanx of sandstone cliffs serve
as the ancient.
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