North Karnataka (Uttar karnataka) Historical Places

• Aihole
• Badami
• Belgaum
• Bidar
• Bijapur
• Gulbarga
• Hampi
• Pattadakal

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The History of Aihole

Once the capital of the early Chalukyan dynasty (6^th to 8^th centuries), Aihole is a picturesque village on the banks of the Malaprabha river. Variously called Ayyavole & Aryapura in the inscriptions, Aihole is historically famous as the cradle of Hindu temple architecture. There are about 125 temples divided into 22 groups scattered all over the villages and nearby fields. Most of these temples were built between the 6^th & 8^th centuries and some even earlier.
Only mere traces of a fort dating from the 6th century can be seen today. A large number of prehistoric sites have been found in Morera Angadigalu, near the Meguti hillocks in Aihole. Excavations near some temples have yielded traces of antique pottery and bases of structures constructed with bricks of pre-Chalukyan times. More temples are being excavated every day bearing witness to the vigorous experimentation on temple architecture which went on at Aihole more than 14 centuries ago.

Connecting Aihole
Air: The nearest airport in Karnataka is Bangalore (483 Kms), Also Aihole can be reached from Hyderabad via Raichur.
Rail: The nearest railhead is Bagalkot (43 Kms) on the Hubli-Sholapur line & is connected to Badami, Bangalore & Bijapur.
Road: Aihole has convenient road connection to several important places around it. We recommend you to go to Hubli and then proceed to Badami which can offer you a good and decent hotel. Aihole can be a good surrounding place to Badami. some of these are Aminagad (10 Kms) Badami (46 Kms) Bangalore (483 Kms) Bagalkot (43) Bijapur (129 Kms) Hampi (146 Kms) Pattadakal (17 Kms)