Top Things to do in Bagalkot District
10 Sights & Landmarks in Bagalkot District That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Bagalkot District, India including Group of Monuments in Pattadakal, Jain Meguti Temple, Ravana pahad, Mallikarjuna Temple Complex, Durga Temple, Badami Cave Temples, Kudala Sangama, Malegitti Shivalaya Fort and Temple, Virupaksha Temple, Banashankari Temple.
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1. Group of Monuments in Pattadakal
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5.0 based on 200 reviews
This UNESCO World Heritage site includes Virupaksha Temple, Sangameshvara Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Kashivisvanatha Temple, Kadasiddhesvara and Jambulingeswara' temples, Galganatha temple, Jain Temple, Papanatha temple and Museum of the Plains and Sculpture gallery.
Reviewed By Meriljoe - Kochi (Cochin), India
Superb place for history lovers. It is an enclosed area consisting of numerous temples. Clubbed it as a single day trip with Badami and Aihole. Just managed. Looking back I should have kept 2 days for these three places.
2. Jain Meguti Temple
3. Ravana pahad
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By Inquisitive_87 - New Delhi, India
Ravana is described in the Hindu epic Ramayana as the great king of Lanka and is said to be a devotee of Shiva. He was a great scholar, a capable ruler and a maestro of the Veena. His ten heads represent his knowledge of the Six Shastras and the Four Vedas. Ravana is worshiped by Hindus of Bisrakh,a village 10 km away from Greater Noida in the Gautam Budh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh. It is believed by its residents that their village is Ravana’s birthplace. On Dussehra,villagers here do not burn an effigy of Ravana as they revere him.It was overwhelming to be seeing one of the cave temples named after this talented king. Ravana Phadi Cave Temple built in the 6th century by the Chalukyas is dedicated to Shiva. It gets its name from the outline of its roof which resembles a lying down Ravana with 10 heads. It has four pillars at the entrance with bas-relief sculptures of Shiva and Parvati flanking the columns. Inside the mandapa are sculptures of Avatars of Vishnu and Shiva. The sculptures are superb and are very different from the other cave temples of Aihole. Varaha, Vishnu's boar-headed avatar, with Bhudevi in the palm of his hand is just too good. Another great sculpture is that of a beautiful dancing Natraj, with Goddess Parvati and Ganesh flanking it. The Saptamatrikas witnessing the Dancing Shiva are an architectural beauty. All in all, do visit this cave temple for its beautiful bas-relief sculptures.
4. Mallikarjuna Temple Complex
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Inquisitive_87 - New Delhi, India
Beautiful,surreal and out of the world experience gazing at the Architectural Stone Sculptures at Aihole.The entire set of sculptures are just amazing.I was both thunderstruck and wonder struck gazing at the sculptures.I was reminded of the temples I have visited else where in India.I was told by our guide that the set of temples here are the 7th century Primary Level Laboratories of Architecture for the Chalukyan Kings.This entire complex is both an engineering wonder and a marvel. In fact,the entire Aihole was the civil engineering lab for the Chalukya engineers. They have done so many beautiful experiments. The complex is dedicated to Shiva and there is a large step well near the main temple.I feel would be engineers,especially those who plan to opt for Civil Engineering must visit this complex.Other than ,lovers of art and history would be able to gratify their aesthetic senses like I was able to gratify mine.Just superb architecture,I must say.It made me fall in love with our India all the more.So much talent abounded those days and the talent got an opportunity also under the able kings of their kingdom.I fully comprehended as to why artists need to be supported by the powers to be if art has to progress in a given civilization.No wonder many kings those days were patron of artists in the areas of music,dance and sculpture,etc.Had they not been,we would not have known about our rich legacy!Wish those days return again so that more talented artists get a chance to express themselves as they used to get in 7th Century under the patronage of Chalukyan kings!
5. Durga Temple
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Durga Temple is probably the most impressive of the temples of the temple complex of Aihole. This temple is dedicated to Shiva with an unusual mandapa with entrances at two sides, but not from the front. The rear of the temple semi-circular and resembles an apse. The inner temple is interestingly surrounded by an ambulatory leaving an open space where you could walk all around the sanctuary, while the roof supported by columns that go all around the temple. The walls and columns are filled with bas-relief sculptures depicting scenes from the Ramayana, Vishnu and amorous couples.
6. Badami Cave Temples
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4.5 based on 669 reviews
Reviewed By macedonboy - Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Badami Cave Temples is a complex consisting of 4 Hindu and Jain temples, carved into the mountainside in one of the large hills overlooking Agastya Lake. The first, second and third caves are Hindu temples and the fourth is Jain. Without a doubt the third cave temple is the best of the four with it’s highly decorative capitals and for the sheer number of sculptures. Many of the sculptures depicting the many avatars of Vishnu as Bhudevi, Trivikrama and Vamana, and other interesting sculptures depicting scenes from Hindu mythology including Vishnu seated on serpent Sesha. This cave also has some fragmentary frescos, which are supposed to be the earliest evidence of frescos in India. All the caves have something different to admire, and the Jain temple furthest away is different from all the others and therefore makes a nice change. There’s quite a big of climbing to get to all four temples, but the views of the surrounding area are breathtaking.
7. Kudala Sangama
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4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By arvind_foodie - Bengaluru, India
Kudalasangama is an important center of pilgrimage for Lingayats. The Krishna and Malaprabha River rivers merge here and flow eastwards towards Srisailam in Andhra. The Aikya Mantapa or the holy Samadhi of the 12th Century Poet, Social reformer and Founder of the Lingayat sect, Basavanna, lies next to the Shiva Linga, which is believed to be Swayambhu or self-manifested. Since the Mantapa is under water, it is well protected with several steps that lead the pilgrims to the actual Samadhi site. There is a temple dedicated to Lord Sangameswara, worshipped in the form of a linga. The temple is an ancient monument built in the Chalukyan style architecture.
8. Malegitti Shivalaya Fort and Temple
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4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By dsravana - Bengaluru, India
The fort and temple are a must visit, if you are in Badami.. most of the visitors miss this as the focus is always on the Badami caves.. and the fort is quite opposite to the caves on the other side of the lake. The views from the fort are good and the temples are amazing. I suggest to visit the caves as first thing in the morning, which can be covered in 2-hours and then walk across the lake to reach the Bhoothnath Temple complex, Museum and Fort.
9. Virupaksha Temple
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4.5 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By camsean - Townsville, Australia
If you are visiting Pattadakal, I would strongly recommend that you save this temple for last. It is clearly the apogee of Chalukyan temple art and it will impress even the most jaded of temple-goers. This eighth century complex is the best-preserved of the Pattadakal monuments. Some of its carvings are remarkably crisp considering their tremendous age. The pillars, for example, are inset with sculptural reliefs of exceptional detail and beauty. Wherever you look you will find narrative panels, dwarapalas, beautiful plasters and carved festoons. The Nandi mandapa at this temple almost defies believe. The polished black Nandi is a stunning sight. The ringing bells and frequent pujas make it clear that this one is still an active place of worship. This all adds to its unique atmosphere. There is definitely a sense of the mystic which can be felt here.
