Pattadakal Tourism, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Temples, Karnataka |Pravase

History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Pattadakal, Karnataka

Pattadakal, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, also known as different name like Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura or Pattada Kisuvolal is located on bank of river Malaprabha, in Bagalkot district of Karnataka and at just at 10 km from Aihole and 23 km from Badami. It is highly significant site in terms of religious and historical importance. It present the harmonious combination of architectural style of northern and southern India. Pattadakal is the site of ancient temple of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist dated back to 7th - 9th century where several majestic temples were built mainly during the Chalukya rule. From the time of Chalukya Dynasty, it holds spiritual, cultural and rich heritage values since more than 1400 years. Pattadakal is famed for its Dravidian Style temple, Nagara Style Temple and few are combined architecture and always of interest point for archaeologists, history and architecture lover. Here thousands of tourist visit throughout the year and especially during the several festival. Currently it is protest site and managed by Archaeological Survey of India.

There are lot is interesting and important monuments in Pattadakal like Virupaksha Temple, Mallikararjuna Temple, Chandra Shekhara Temple, Jain Narayana Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Jambulingeshwara Temple, Galaganath Temple, Papanath Temple, Sangameshwar Temple etc. Also you can plan to visit Badami and Aihole during your visit to Pattadakal.

How to Reach Pattadakal, UNESCO World Heritage Site near Badami and Aihole, Karnataka, India

As Pattadakal is one of the important historical and religious side near Badami and Pattadakal in Bagalkot district in state of Karnataka and home to several majestic ancient temple. Thus, it is easily accessible via road, rail and air network. Badami has major railway station which is around 22 km Pattadakal from where you can get train to all major station of India. You can get government and private vehicle from nearby cities to reach here by road. The nearest airport from Pattadakal are Hubli Airport at 144 km and Belgaum Airport at 180 km away. There are regular flights to Belgaum from all major cities in the country. Pattadakal is located at just 22 km from Badami, 13 km from Aihole, 46 km from Bagalkot and 135 km from Hampi.

Taluka / Tehsil: Badami, District: Bagalkot, State: karnataka, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu