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Aihole It is 510 kms from Bangalore.It is a great
center of Badami Chalukyan art. These temples were raised from the 6th
to 12th century. It has a Jaina and Vedic rock-cut shrine, both of
about 6th Century. It has fine Tirthankara images.The place has durga temple.
Other temples are Huchchi-malligudi, Gaudaragudi and Chakragudi, all in
variety of designs, some big and some small.The meguti on a hill is a jaina
basti which has a famous Aihole inscription of Pulikeshin 2 and also a
Buddist two-storied rock -cut shrine below it.
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Badami Distance by road
from Hubli from is 128kms.
Badami, the capital of the early Chalukyas in the 6th century ,is at
the mouth of a ravine between two rocky hills.
Badami has rock-cut cave temples, gateways, forts,inscriptions and
sculptures. A flight of stairs leads you to ancient caves and cave carved
out of sandstone on the precipice of a hill.
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