Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
ಪಟ್ಟದಕಲ್ಲು
A World Heritage site and the coronation ground of the Chalukya dynasty, with ten 7th–8th-century temples blending northern and southern Indian styles. The Virupaksha Temple is the most magnificent.
Pattadakal lies on the banks of the Malaprabha River and was the coronation ground of the Chalukya dynasty. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The complex within its walls contains ten temples from the 7th and 8th centuries, showing both the northern Nagara style (such as the Galaganatha and Kashi Vishwanatha temples) and the southern Dravidian style (such as Virupaksha and Mallikarjuna). The most important, the Virupaksha Temple, was built by a queen to commemorate a victory over the Pallava dynasty, and its walls are covered with reliefs from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Admission is about 40 rupees for Indian visitors and about 600 rupees for foreign visitors, and the site is open roughly 6:00–18:00. It is about 22 km from Badami, roughly 40 minutes by hired car, and is usually combined with Aihole in a one-day loop.
Opening hours
About 06:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Mahakuta Group of Temples
- Meguti Jain Temple
- Aihole (Durga Temple Complex)
- Ravanaphadi Cave
- Sidlaphadi Cave
- Banashankari Temple
- Malegitti Shivalaya
- Bhutanatha Group of Temples