Badami

This article is about the town in India. For other things named Badami, see Badami (disambiguation). For the Hindu mythological character, see Ilvala and Vatapi.

Badami Vatapi
Town
Badami Cave Temples
Badami Location within Karnataka Badami Location within India
Coordinates: 15°55′12″N 75°40′49″E
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Bagalkot
Area
• Total	10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	586 m (1,923 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	30,943
• Density	2,840/km2 (7,350/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	587 201
Telephone code	08357
Website	http://www.badamitown.mrc.gov.in/

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Bādāmi (Kannada: [baːd̪aːmi]), formerly known as Vātāpi (Sanskrit: from āpi, ‘friend, ally’; ‘having the wind (vāta) as an ally’), is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757. It is famous for its rock cut monuments such as the Badami cave temples, as well as the structural temples such as the Bhutanatha temples, Badami Shivalaya and Jambulingesvara Temple. It is located in a ravine at the foot of a rugged, red sandstone outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake.

Badami has been selected as one of the heritage cities for HRIDAY - Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme of Government of India.