Question

'Badami' which was known in ancient times as 'Vatapi' is a town located in the Bijapur district of Karnataka and is famous for its rock-cut temples constructed by the Chalukyas .These are mainly ______.

• A. Hindu temples
• B. Hindu and Buddhist temples
• C. Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples
• D. Buddhist and Jain temples

Answer 1

The correct option is C Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples

The Badami is known for its beautiful carved cave temples, artificial lake, museum of the 6th & 7th Centuries. These cave temples are a complex of four Hindu, a Jain and Buddhist cave temples. They were built by Kirthivarman and his brother Mangalesha I. The building material they used was a reddish-golden Sandstone found locally.