Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Badami -- Cave Temples

There are four cave temples cut into the sandstone above the town of Badami.

More steps! But rather than 700 steps, there are only about 160 here.
Cave 1 -- It's a busy day here!
At the entrance to Cave 1 is the 18-arm Nataraja (King of the Dance)
Our guide demonstrates how the 18 arms can give 81 different dance configurations.
This pillar shows the beautiful grain of the sandstone.
The tank. A number of temples and structures line the side of the tank.
A temple built on top of the sandstone bluff above Badami.
Cave 2
Cave 3 is the largest and most elaborate of the caves.
On  the wall behind the entrance to Cave 3 are very faint paintings of faces. If you can't see the most prominent face, it's highlighted in the photo below.

The final cave, Cave 4, is a Jain temple. The carvings are much simpler and have an incomplete feel.

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