The Aihole monuments are located in the Indian state of Karnataka, about 190 km southeast of Belgaum and 290 km northeast from Goa. The monuments are about 23 km from Badami and about 9.7 km from Pattadakal, set midst rural villages, farms, sandstone hills and Malprabha river valley. The Aihole site preserves over 120 Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments from the 4th—12th century CE. The region is also a site for prehistoric dolmens and cave paintings.
