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Famous
as the 'Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture', Aihole
has over 125 temples all intricately carved and rich in
detail. The oldest temple here, is perhaps the 5th century
Lad Khan Temple. The Durga (Fort) Temple, has a semi-circular
apse and a complete portico. The Hutchmalli Temple, the
Ravalphadi Cave Temple, the Konti Temple complex, the
Uma Maheshwari Temple and the two storied Buddhist Temple
are the other attractions at Aihole.
General
information
Altitude: 593 meters
Rainfall:
58.4 cm
Best
Season: October to March
Temperature:
Summer Max 41 deg. Min 28 deg.
Winter Max 31 deg. Min 20 deg
How to get there
Air
The nearest airport is Belgaum 189 km, which is connected
to Bombay
Rail
The nearest railhead is Bagalkot 34 km on the Hubli-Sholapur
meter gauge line.
Road
Aihole has convenient road connections to important places
around it. Badami 44 km, Aminagad 10 km, Bagalkot 34 km,
Bangalore 510 km, Bijapur 135 km, Pattadakal 22 km
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