ಭಾರತದ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕರಕುಶಲತೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ನಡೆಯಲು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿಸಿದೆ. ಅಂತಹ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಬಾದಾಮಿ (ವಾತಾಪಿ).

Badami, formerly known as Vātāpi, 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.