Agasthya Lake - Lake in Badami - Bagalkote, India

Must visit at sunrise. The sun's rays coming over the surrounding hills leaves the lake bathed in a surreal aura.

Beautiful lake in Badami. Though locals use it to bathe and wash their clothes here but surprisingly it's still clean. Green waters with bhoothnath temple in the background, make it a really great place to visit. The cool breeze by the lake really soothes you. One of the good locations to spend some time especially in the evenings. Sunset looks really beautiful here. Recommended place.

Beautiful lake in Badami, the red sandstone hills, cave temples and other temples around this lake makes this a must visit point. The lake can be seen from the cave temples or the other side can be accessed by walking through the village area (or there is a crowded road from the city side). The other side of the lake has the Bhutanatha Group of temples.

Bit of history to this lake from mythology. Temples located on the back of this lake. Visit during noon Sunny hours

The Bhootnath temple on Agastya lake is situated near the Badami cave temples ( opposite ) . Magnificent sight and one can spend long hours during late evening / sunset hours for superb pictures . The stone temples get their own multitude of hues in the golden hour . Absolutely enjoyed the day experience The only grouse is that google maps points you to take a very very narrow road where cars can barely enter, through slum areas where people / animals still live - this infrastructure needs to be improved / alternative road to be developed OR vehicles should be banned with maybe carts / auto allowed only .

The Agastya Lake is a holy lake bounded to the south by the Badami Cave Temples and to the north by the Badami Fort. Legend has it that the lake is water brought by Garuda from the water pleasure tank of God in Vaikunta, the celestial abode of Vishnu. From afar, the late looks very picturesque. Up close, you can see the locals using it as a place to wash their clothes. The water does not look clean, though that doesn't seem to stop the locals from taking a swim. Located on the eastern shores of the lake is the Bhootnath Temple. The hygiene notwithstanding, Agastya Lake and the area around it is very picturesque and that along is worth visiting for.

Near Badami caves. Nice bird's eye view from the caves. Gets dried in summer but full in monsoon. Beautiful temples all around. Bhootnath temple is quite good with smaller ones and large stones with carvings. There is a small temple on a large stone with no visible way to reach there. From Badami caves, across the lake, there is a one of its kind Archaeological museum with Govt staff, better to carry change if you want to visit it. On both sides of museum, nice places to visit with moderate climbing. Right side there are old scribes and left to museum, mountain with beautiful temples and nice view of Badami. Enough parking space if you can figure out how to reach there! Hardly any drink, snack or water available nearby so carry yourself and try to visit early morning or late evening.

This view is mesmerising from one of the vantage point. Found it for yourself though I m attaching a picture