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Khyad, Badami

#4 among attractions in Badami

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Coordinates: 15°55'12"N, 75°40'49"E
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Khyad – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Badami cave temples, Bhutanatha group of temples, Banashankari Temple, Mahakuta group of temples.

  • badami cave temples~1550 ftE
    Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Cave

    Badami cave temples, Badami

    8 min walk • Nestled in the rugged sandstone outcrops of Karnataka, India, the Badami cave temples stand as a magnificent testament to ancient Indian rock-cut architecture. These caves, hewn out of solid rock, date back to the 6th century and were created under the patronage of the...

  • bhutanatha group of temples badami0.5 miE
    Temple

    Bhutanatha group of temples, Badami

    13 min walk • The Bhutanatha group of temples are 7th to 12th century Hindu temples to the east of Agastya lake in Badami, Karnataka state, India.

  • banashankari temple badami2.8 miSE
    Temple, Sacred and religious sites

    Banashankari Temple, Badami

    71 min walk • Banashankari Devi Temple is a Hindu shrine located at Cholachagudda near Badami, in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, India. The temple is popularly called °Shakambhari°' 'Banashankari or Vanashankari' 'since it is located in the Tilakaaranya forest. The temple deity is also called the Shakambhari, an incarnation of the goddess Parvati.

  • mahakuta group of temples4.6 miE
    Temple

    Mahakuta group of temples

    119 min walk • The Mahakuta group of temples is located in Mahakuta, a village in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India. It is an important place of worship for Hindus and the location of a well-known Shaiva monastery. The temples are dated to the 6th or 7th century CE and were constructed by the early kings of the Chalukya dynasty of Badami.

  • kappe arabatta shilashasana badami0.4 miNE
    Ruins

    Kappe Arabatta Shilashasana, Badami

    11 min walk • Kappe Arabhatta was a Chalukya warrior of the 8th century who is known from a Kannada verse inscription, dated to c. 700 CE, and carved on a cliff overlooking the northeast end of the artificial lake in Badami, Karnataka, India. The inscription consists of five stanzas written out in ten lines in the Kannada script.

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Which popular attractions are close to Khyad?

Nearby attractions include Badami cave temples, Badami (8 min walk), Kappe Arabatta Shilashasana, Badami (11 min walk), Bhutanatha group of temples, Badami (13 min walk).

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