Pattadakal is a small village in Bagalkot which has been declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO. At a distance of about 20 kms from Aihole and Badami Pattadakal is a group of monuments and temples. In Pattadakal the capital of the Chalukya dynasty There are ten major temples. The Pattadakal temples provide a striking illustration of their harmonious coexistence and represents the zenith of the Early Chalukyan period. Pattadakal served as the royal commemorative centre in the earlier times and the coronation of the Chalukyan rulers between the 7th–9th centuries A.D. was held with great pomp in this city.
major temples. The Pattadakal temples provide a striking illustration of their harmonious coexistence and represents the zenith of the Early Chalukyan period. Pattadakal served as the royal commemorative centre in the earlier times and the coronation of the Chalukyan rulers between the 7th–9th centuries A.D. was held with great pomp in this city.
The best known amongst the temples here is the Virupaksha temple, built by Queen Lokamahadevi. The Virupaksha temple closely resembles the Kailashnatha temple in Kanchi. The Virupaksha temple is rich in sculptures like those of lingodbhava, Nataraja, Ravananugraha and Ugranarasimha. Virupaksha is the earliest dated temple with the sukanasika, being closely followed by the Mallikarjuna temple.
Sangameshvara Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Galganatha temple, Kashivisvanatha Temple, Jain Temple, Kadasiddhesvara and Jambulingeswara' temples are the other important temples of this beautiful group of monuments. The monuments in Pattadakal display vesara, Dravidian and the Nagara styles of temple architecture.
Pattadakal - A world heritage site
The Museum of the Plains and the Sculpture Gallery that is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India on the Bhutanatha temple road is worth a visit during the trip to Pattadakal. Other important spots in Pattadakal are the monolithic stone pillar bearing inscriptions and the inscriptions in the Mahakuteshwara temple.
Every year during the first quarter Pattadakal celebrates the annual three-days extravaganza of dance and music festival, which is also called the Chalukya Utsava. There are no hotels in Pattadakal and one has to go to Badami or Banashankari for accomodation.
Hotel Badami Court
08357-720207
Email: rafiqmht@blr.vsnl.net.in
Tariff : Rs. 1480-2500/-
Hotel Mookambika Deluxe
Station Road, Opposite KSRTC Bus Stand,
Bagalkot - 587 201
Tel: 08357-220067/720637
Email: mookambikabadami@sify.com
Tariff : Rs. 250-950/-
KSTDC Mayura Chalukya,
Ramdurg Road, Badami,
Bagalkot - 587 201
Tel: 08357-720046
Tariff : Rs. 160-350/-
Hotel Anand Deluxe
Near Bus Stand, Badami,
Bagalkot - 587 201
Tel: 08357-720074/ 720904
Tariff : Rs. 150 -300/-
Pattadakal From Bangalore
