Our next trip was to the world famous Badami Cave temples, built in 578 AD. Badami was the capital of early Chalukyas until eight century, lying in between mountains and lakes. There was a small amount of entrance fee to be paid to see the temples. Our group leader paid the fee for us and hence I don't know how much it was. I was wonder stuck at the view of the mighty cave temples, the marvels of the Chalukyan style of architecture. Though I had read about these temples in several places, experiencing it by being there and exploring these ancient temples was something which words can't explain enough. Even in the scorching sun, the gigantic deep reddish sandstone cave temples looked marvelous. I was imagining how they would have looked in the early morning or in the evening in the pleasant mood of the Sun God! There were many stone steps one has to climb to reach each temple. There were four caves on the rock - two were devoted to Lord Vishnu, one to Lord Shiva and the last...
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