Cave 2

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Cave 2 is one of the rock-cut Hindu cave shrines at the Badami cave temples complex in Karnataka, India, known for its early Chalukyan architecture and intricate carvings.

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Cave 2 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
rock-cut cave temple ⓘ
access flight of rock-cut steps from the cliff base ⓘ
adjacentTo Cave 1 (Badami) ⓘ
Cave 3 (Badami) ⓘ
architecturalStyle Early Chalukyan architecture ⓘ
builtBy Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
builtUnder Kirtivarman I ⓘ
Pulakeshin I ⓘ
constructionTechnique rock-cut ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Vishnu ⓘ
hasCarvingOf Bhuvaraha (boar) form of Vishnu ⓘ
Trivikrama form of Vishnu ⓘ
Varaha avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
celestial beings ⓘ
dwarapalas ⓘ
mythological scenes ⓘ
hasFeature intricate carvings ⓘ
painted remnants ⓘ
pillared hall ⓘ
rock-cut steps ⓘ
sanctum ⓘ
sculpted pillars ⓘ
veranda ⓘ
hasInscription early Chalukyan period inscription (fragmentary) ⓘ
hasTheme Vaishnavism ⓘ
heritage rock-cut architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Badami ⓘ
Bagalkot district ⓘ
India ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
notableFor early Chalukyan iconography of Vishnu ⓘ
integration of architecture and sculpture ⓘ
refined sculptural detailing ⓘ
numberInComplex second cave ⓘ
orientation faces east ⓘ
partOf Badami cave temples ⓘ
period Early Chalukya period ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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