Bhutanatha Temple Complex, Badami, Karnataka 587201, India
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About
The
Bhutanatha group
of temples is a cluster of
sandstone
shrines dedicated to the deity Bhutanatha, in
Badami
town of
Karnataka
state,
India
. There are two major temples here. Temple No.1, on the east side of the lake, called the Bhutanatha temple has a superstructure that resembles early South Indian style or North Indian style with its open
mantapa
(hall or
Veranda
) extending into the lake, while the smaller Temple No.2 on the north-east side of the lake, sometimes called Mallikarjuna group of temples, has a stepped superstructure, commonly found in
Kalyani Chalukya
constructions.