Comments on: Cave Temples of Badami

By: Precious Kids we met in Karnataka – Arun Shanbhag

Precious Kids we met in Karnataka – Arun Shanbhag — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:46:13 +0000

[...] pic: As we parked near the Cave temples of Badami, these two came up and he confidently asked me to take their pic. They appeared to be siblings [...]

By: Visiting the Daulatabad Fort at Deogiri « Arun Shanbhag

Visiting the Daulatabad Fort at Deogiri « Arun Shanbhag — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:04:43 +0000

[...] Visiting the Caves Temples at Badami. [...]

By: Durga Puja - Dussehra « Arun Shanbhag

Durga Puja - Dussehra « Arun Shanbhag — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:45:05 +0000

[...] Durga as Mahisasura-mardini, from the 6th century, Cave Temples of Badami [...]

By: Mamallapuram - Cave Shrine « Arun Shanbhag

Mamallapuram - Cave Shrine « Arun Shanbhag — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:57:13 +0000

[...] In the port city of Mamallapuram (then Mahabalipuram) in 590 ce, Mahendra Varman initiated the concept of mandapas, or pavilions, wherein prayer halls were scooped out of the side of mountains with sculpted images in bas relief and supported with simple columns. Mahendra Varman was certainly inspired by similar mandapas in nearby Andhra lands and possibly also the Chalukyan cave temples in Badami. See my posts on Cave Temples of Badami. [...]

By: Tirth Yatra: Temples of Tamil Nadu « Arun Shanbhag

Tirth Yatra: Temples of Tamil Nadu « Arun Shanbhag — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:19:01 +0000

[...] is a given. We have ooh-ed and aah-ed at exquisite artistry served in devotion to the divine at Badami, and the many beautiful shrines [...]