Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as

Badami, the second capital of the early Chalukyas was formerly known as Vatapi. They established their capital at Vatapi, modern Badami in the Bijapur district, which forms a part of Karnataka. Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka.