Badami Tourism
Getting There
District: Bagalkot
Aihole - 44km
Hubli - 110km
Bijapur - 150km
Bangalore -480 km
Gadag - 70km
Hubli - 110km
Bijapur - 150km
Dabolim (Goa) - 290km
STD Code: 08357
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En route to Badami is a quaint hamlet taking its name from the goddess Banashankari. Built in Dravidian style, the temple is dedicated to Banashankari, a form of Parvati highly received by the weaver community. The idol depicts the powerful eight-armed goddess seated on a snarling lion. There is a large pond in front of the temple called Harida Theerta, which is enclosed on three sides by stone mantapas with inner colonnades. The annual temple festival in Banashankari is more than a religious event. During this time the streets around the temple are taken over by a huge fair, marked by color and gaiety and attended by thousands of devotees.
Mahakuta
Once a great center of Shaiva cult, Mahakuta is surrounded by hills. The Mahakuteswara Temple, dedicated to Shiva is built in Dravidian Style and features a natural spring called Vishnu Pushkarni. The temple is surrounded by several small shrines with a wealth of carvings on their walls. There are also a few Shiva Temples in Mahakuta dating back to the Chalukyan era.
