Bhutanatha Temple – Badami, Karnataka

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Bhutanatha Temple – Badami, Karnataka
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Even when we did the post on the Cave Temples in Badami, we knew that the wedding scene in the movie Guru was shot at a different temple in the same complex. But we decided to do a separate post on the same as the temple deserved a separate post by itself. This location again, as we have seen umpteen number of times in the past, has been used only for a few seconds but the temple and its surroundings are nothing short of breathtaking.

About the location (from Wiki):
The Bhutanatha group is a cluster of sandstone temples 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.

Movies shot at this location:
The wedding scene from Guru
Hey Krishna Mukunda song from Pandurangadu
Kanchana Mala song from Vandhaan Vendraan
Jum Jum Maya song from Vikramarkudu

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  1. Sankar says:

    December 23rd, 2011 at 5:50 AM (#)

    Very nice and useful information.

    Thank you.

    Subra sankar

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