Badami formerly known as Vatapi is a town in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from 540 to 757 AD. It is famous for red sandstone rock-cut cave temples and they were sculpted mostly between the 6th and 8th Centuries. They remain intact even today.
There are four main cave temples in Badami. Cave 1 is dedicated to Shaivism (Lord Shiva), Caves 2 and 3 are for Vaishnavism(Lord Vishnu) and Cave 4 is for Jainism (Tirthankaras).
Cave temple 1 may be the oldest in Badami is dedicated to Shaivism. It has the 18-armed lord Nataraja in 81 dancing poses. The Permanent pictorial cancellation depicts Nataraja as the cosmic dancer. The PPC was introduced by India Post on 29/09/1987.
Thanks to Mr. Prashant for the PPC and the picture of the Post office.
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