#ashokasays Did you know 260:
"Guru" movie. Do you remember this song "Ey Hairathe Aashiqui" sung
beautifully by Hariharan, A.R.Rehman's music. The song plays during
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bhachan wedding. You can listen to it here if
you want https://www.youtube.com/watch?
How many of you know that this was shot in the beautiful location - Butanatha temple in Badami, Karnataka.
Badami, located in the Bagalkot district of North Karnataka, was the capital of the Chalukya Dynasty. It is situated at the mouth of a beautiful ravine, flanked on either side by beautiful sandstone hills.
The Bhutanatha group of temples along with the cave temples on the hills is the major thing to be seen in Badami. Let me stick to the temples for today and caves on a later date. The Bhutanatha group includes two major temples, one on the east and the other on the north-east side of the Agasthya Tirtha or Agasthya Lake.
The temple on the east side of the Agasthya Tirtha is the famous Bhutanatha temple, built during the reign of the Chalukyas of Vatapi, as Badami was known then. The style is a blend of North Indian and early South Indian temple architecture. This temple seems to have been built in two stages. The inner hall and the shrine reflect the style of the Eastern Badami Chalukyas, while the outer hall represents the style of the Kalyani Chalukyas of the west. The inner hall has massive pillars and the bays are decorated with lotus designs. On one side of the doorway of the shrine stands Goddess Ganga, riding the makara, while on the other side is river Yamuna. She is depicted as riding the tortoise. The Shiva Linga in the shrine is believed to be of a later date, put in by the Lingayats. This temple came under the influence of Jains for a period of time. Later, it was taken over by the Lingayats who installed a Shiva Linga in the shrine and a Nandi in front.
Badami, located in the Bagalkot district of North Karnataka, was the capital of the Chalukya Dynasty. It is situated at the mouth of a beautiful ravine, flanked on either side by beautiful sandstone hills.
The Bhutanatha group of temples along with the cave temples on the hills is the major thing to be seen in Badami. Let me stick to the temples for today and caves on a later date. The Bhutanatha group includes two major temples, one on the east and the other on the north-east side of the Agasthya Tirtha or Agasthya Lake.
The temple on the east side of the Agasthya Tirtha is the famous Bhutanatha temple, built during the reign of the Chalukyas of Vatapi, as Badami was known then. The style is a blend of North Indian and early South Indian temple architecture. This temple seems to have been built in two stages. The inner hall and the shrine reflect the style of the Eastern Badami Chalukyas, while the outer hall represents the style of the Kalyani Chalukyas of the west. The inner hall has massive pillars and the bays are decorated with lotus designs. On one side of the doorway of the shrine stands Goddess Ganga, riding the makara, while on the other side is river Yamuna. She is depicted as riding the tortoise. The Shiva Linga in the shrine is believed to be of a later date, put in by the Lingayats. This temple came under the influence of Jains for a period of time. Later, it was taken over by the Lingayats who installed a Shiva Linga in the shrine and a Nandi in front.
Its a beautiful
location visually and spiritually too. Specially during the monsoons,
the waterfall from the hills on the rear side of the temple add to the
spectacular view of the place. Wish this was actually given as wedding
location as it is in the movie. But let's celebrate the beauty of the
location.
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
fantastic
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