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                                                    Pattadakkal

Pattadakal, also spelled Paṭṭadakallu, is an UNESCO inscribed World Heritage Site. It is a village and an important tourist centre in the state of Karnataka and is located on the left bank of the Malaprabha in Bagalkot district. It is 22 km from Badami, and about 10 km from Aihole, both of which are well known for Chalukya  monuments. It is 514 km from Bangalore, The Pre-Chalukya historical and Archaeological site Bachinagudda is also near Pattadakal. Pattadakal is the historical location where Badami Chalukya kings were crowned as it was considered a holy place. Vijayaditya was the first ruler to be crowned here at "Pattadakisuvolal" at the start of 7th century AD. It was the capital of the Chalukya dynasty of Karnataka in southern India between the 6th and 8th centuries.