Top Things to do in Bagalkot District
Top 10 Things to do in Bagalkot District, Karnataka
Discover the best top things to do in Bagalkot District, India including Group of Monuments in Pattadakal, Badami Cave Temples, Kudala Sangama, Banashankari Temple, Bhuthanatha Temple, Durga Temple, Archaeological Museum, Aihole, Agastya Lake, The Archaeological Museum, Mahakuteshwara 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. 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.
3. 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.
4. Banashankari Temple
5. Bhuthanatha Temple
6. Durga Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By nhr1771 - Chennai (Madras), India
This is a temple built in 8th century and is in Aihole..It has great architecture and good carvings on pillars..Must visit if you are in Aihole.
7. Archaeological Museum, Aihole
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Waman_Parulekar - Ratnagiri, India
We took more than half an hour to visit this museum. Must visit the museum. You can know prehistoric and historical information of Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami. How ASI reconstructed these monuments one can know after visiting this museum. ASI kept many old sculptures, monuments and photos inside the museum. Photography is strictly prohibited inside the museum. Entry fee is only 5 rupees per person. It's in Aihole Durga temple complex.
8. Agastya Lake
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4.5 based on 174 reviews
Reviewed By 51sushilk
Splenind view of Lake. Has water throughout year. Magical location across the BADAMI CAVES. Hope the huts on its banks are relocated to enhance the beauty.
9. The Archaeological Museum
10. Mahakuteshwara Temple
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4.0 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By DIPALIS67 - Navi Mumbai, India
This temple is situated about 30 mins away from badami.The drive is beautiful,along the river with banana and paddy fields.One can spot many birds along the way. The temple itself is quiet,not too crowded.Many sculptures similar to the badami cave temples are seen here too.There is a water reservoir inside the temple complex and a shivling in its middle. Worth the visit.
