Agastya Lake

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Agastya Lake is a historic man-made reservoir in Badami, Karnataka, surrounded by red sandstone cliffs and ancient temples, and regarded as a sacred water body.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
reservoir
sacred water body
associatedWith sage Agastya NERFINISHED
consideredSacred true
country India
culturalSignificance important to local Hindu communities
hasFeature stone steps leading to water
temple ghats
hasNameOrigin named after sage Agastya from Hindu tradition
hasNearby Badami cave temples NERFINISHED
Bhutanatha group of temples NERFINISHED
Shivalaya temples NERFINISHED
heritageContext Chalukya-era temple landscape
historic true
locatedIn Badami NERFINISHED
Bagalkot district NERFINISHED
Deccan Plateau NERFINISHED
Karnataka
South India
manMade true
near Badami Fort NERFINISHED
Badami bus stand NERFINISHED
overlooks Bhutanatha temples complex NERFINISHED
partOf Badami archaeological area NERFINISHED
region North Karnataka NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance Hinduism NERFINISHED
surroundedBy red sandstone cliffs
temples
touristAttraction true
usedFor pilgrimage activities
religious ceremonies
ritual bathing
viewedFrom Badami cave temples NERFINISHED
waterBodyType freshwater lake

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Badami hasStructure Agastya Lake
Badami cave temples overlooks Agastya Lake