Two nearby villages are other locations of the capital in various times in the Chalukya empire. I started off at Pattadakal. It seemed to be a continuation of yesterday, people kept bothering me for photos when I’m trying to keep my attention on the place. Most would use their mobile phones to take photos with me. Many more would just ask my name or country and shake my hand.
Afterwards, I was trying to find a bus to Aihole. The bus wasn’t very frequent, but a bus full of students on a tour invited me on their bus. It was nice of them.
Aihole was a village with ruins scattered all over and a museum. Many interesting things. I climbed a hill and happened to see a funeral take place in the distance. There was music and firecrackers and they burned the dead body in a field. Seemed like a good funeral.
Later I had a plate of yellow rice while waiting for the bus and it was a good price: 15 rupees ($0.33). They said there was only one bus back to Badami, so I made sure I got on that bus.