As the dawn breaks , the echo of the monkeys fighting up the caves, stare of an owl from the tree perch, flight of the pond herons, dogs barking greets me at the Agastya Lake.I'm here standing opposite to these huge red sandstone caves at Badami ,in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka.Badami is famous for these red sandstone cave temples. Badami is also famous for rock climbing and a popular destination among local and international climbers. Naturally Formed Cave at Badami Caves It was an extended weekend trip to Badami which is around 510Kms from Bangalore and this time travelled in train and reached Badami on the Valentines day.One can either take a sharing auto or a KSRTC bus to travel to the main town which is around 5kms from the railway station. Day one of our trip started immediately after getting freshen up and a quick breakfast at the hotel where we were staying.We booked our stay at the KSTDC hotel,Mayura Chalukya. Thi...