Badami Cave Temples:

Located in Karnataka, Badami was the capital of early Chalukyas. It has 4 cave temples based on Hinduism (3 caves) and Jainism (1 cave). This rock cut architecture dates back to 6th century AD and were developed by Chalukyas. They are the earliest known example of temples in the Decan region.

Cave -1: An important sculpture carved inside this cave temple is of Shiva as Nataraja. There also lies a relief of Harihara ( half Vishnu half Shiva).

Cave-2: Dedicated primarily to Lord Bishnu, the largest relief inside this cave is of Lord Bishnu as Trivikrama. Other forms of Vishnu such as Vamana avatar or dwarf avatar, Varaha avatar of Vishnu rescuing goddess earth, etc can also be found in this cave.

Cave-3: It is the largest cave in the complex and has intricately carved reliefs of Trivikrama, Anantasayana, Vasudeva, Varaha, Harihara and Narasimha.

Cave-4: It is a Jain cave with intricate sculptures of Bahubali, Parshvanatha and Mahavira with a symbol display of other Tirthankaras. Bahubali is standing in Kayotsarga meditating posture. Parshvanatha is shown with the five-headed cobra hood. The relief of Mahavira is found sitting on a lion throne.