Badami
Also known as: Badami Cave 4 · Vatapi
Cave 4 at Badami is the Jain cave of the four, cut into the same red sandstone cliff as the Hindu caves beside it, and later than them. Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal together are where the Chalukyas worked out south Indian temple architecture, and the Jain contribution is part of that.
- Digambar
- Tradition
- Kala kshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Badami
- Nearest town
- Not listed
- Staying there
Why this place
Cave 4 at Badami is the Jain cave of the four, cut into the same red sandstone cliff as the Hindu caves beside it, and later than them. Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal together are where the Chalukyas worked out south Indian temple architecture, and the Jain contribution is part of that.
Associated with
- Mahavira
- Parshvanatha
- Bahubali
Getting there
- By rail
- Badami has a railway station.
- By air
- Hubballi or Belagavi.
We could not find a live official website for this tirth. Most tirth trusts do not have one, and several of the domains that circulate are dead.
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The climb, and what to expect
An ASI-ticketed monument with a steep stepped climb between the caves. Cave 4 is the highest of the four.
Sources
Every entry says where its facts came from. Community directories are often the only place a dharamshala or a landline is written down, so we keep them — and label them.
- Archaeological Survey of India — Badami cavesGovernment or ASI
- Wikipedia — Badami cave templesWikipedia