The northern taluk town on the Krishna — a base for the Hippargi barrage and the river backwaters of upper Bagalkot.
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Featured: Badami Cave TemplesThe red-sandstone town of ancient Vatapi cradled between two hills — the four rock-cut cave temples above Agastya Lake, the lakeside Bhutanatha shrines, the hilltop forts, and the Banashankari and Mahakuta temples in the country around it.
UNESCO temple-group baseThe Chalukyan coronation town on the Malaprabha — the UNESCO World Heritage group of Nagara- and Dravida-style royal temples.
Featured: Durga Temple, AiholeThe riverside village where Chalukyan temple architecture was born — the apsidal Durga temple, the early Lad Khan hall and the ASI museum among more than a hundred experimental shrines.
Sangama-pilgrimage baseThe Krishna–Malaprabha confluence in Hungund taluk — the Sangameshwara temple and Basavanna’s Aikya Mantapa, the great pilgrimage centre of the Lingayat faith.
Featured: Yadahalli Chinkara Wildlife SanctuaryThe Bilagi–Mudhol scrub country — Karnataka’s first chinkara (Indian gazelle) sanctuary at Yadahalli.
Bagalkot district is known for: The Chalukyan rock-cut caves and forts of Badami, the temple-architecture cradle of Aihole, the UNESCO royal temples of Pattadakal, the Mahakuta and Banashankari shrines, and the Kudalasangama Lingayat pilgrimage.
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The nearest airport to Jamkhandi is Hubballi (HBX), ~105 km from Badami; Belagavi (IXG), ~150 km; Bengaluru (BLR), ~460 km. The rail gateway is Badami (BDM) and Bagalkot (BGK) on the Hubballi–Sholapur line, with trains from Hubballi, Vijayapura and Sholapur. NH-52 and state highways; KSRTC and private buses from Hubballi (~105 km), Vijayapura (~55 km) and Bengaluru; a car is best for the Badami–Aihole–Pattadakal circuit.
October to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Jamkhandi and the rest of Karnataka. March to May is hot on the plains, and the June–September southwest monsoon brings the main rains, heaviest along the coast and Western Ghats.