Karnataka · Updated 2026-10-20
WhatsApp Business API for Basavakalyan's lodges, guides and Bidri ware sellers
Kalyana was a Chalukya capital before it took Basavanna's name; its visitors now ask their way there on WhatsApp.
Kalyana was a Chalukya capital for nearly a century and a half and the city of Basavanna's Anubhava Mantapa before it took his name. For its lodges and cabs, a visitor's trip starts with a question, and it can come on WhatsApp.
For the lodges, cabs and guides who look after visitors to the Anubhava Mantapa, the fort and the Basaveshwara statue, the sellers of Bidar's Bidri ware and the shops on NH65: one group's trip to Basavakalyan, message by message, with the rule and the rupee rate for each step.
See it work
One group's trip to Basavakalyan, message by message
A group from another district plans a visit to the Anubhava Mantapa and the fort through a Basavakalyan lodge. Scrub through the trip to see which messages are replies and which have to be templates.
Most of the trip is replies: the group asks, the lodge answers. Templates are needed only at the three points where the lodge speaks first after a quiet spell, and each is written once and reused for every group.
A visiting group's trip on WhatsApp
A week afterComing upEvent 6 of 6
Receipt, and nothing more unasked
The final receipt goes as a utility template. Next year's dates go only to leaders who said yes to hearing about them.
Event 6 of 6: A week after — Receipt, and nothing more unasked (coming up). The final receipt goes as a utility template. Next year's dates go only to leaders who said yes to hearing about them.
Market brief
Basavakalyan in eight lines
From the Bidar district administration and Invest India's ODOP list; the city's history is general background from Wikipedia.
- 01
Basavakalyan, formerly Kalyani or Kalyana, is a historical city in Bidar district with a city municipal council.[4],[1]
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It was the royal capital of the Western (Kalyani) Chalukyas from 1050 to 1195; Someshvara I moved the capital there from Manyakheta.[4]
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The Kalachuris of Kalyani later ruled from it, and their king Bijjala (1156–1167) appointed Basaveshwara his prime minister.[4]
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In the 12th century Basava led a movement against untouchability and gender discrimination, founded the Anubhava Mantapa and inspired the Vachana literary movement.[4]
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After the 1956 linguistic reorganisation of states, Kalyana was renamed Basavakalyan in his memory; its fort, built by the Chalukyas, later came under Nizam rule.[4]
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The Bidar district tourism page describes the Anubhava Mantapa as the first parliament in the history of mankind, and the district features the statue of Lord Basaveshwara at Basavakalyan.[2],[1]
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Bidar district covers 5,448 sq km with 635 villages, 8 blocks and 7 municipalities, and its headquarters city is known for its Bidri handicraft.[1]
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Invest India's ODOP list (V33) names Bidari ware for Bidar district.[3]
Who messages what
Who in Basavakalyan answers on WhatsApp
Four businesses that follow from the city's visitors, its district's craft and its highway.
| Sector | What it sends on WhatsApp |
|---|---|
| Lodges and guest housesVisitors to the Anubhava Mantapa, the fort and the Basaveshwara statue book rooms ahead, often as groups.[1],[2] |
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| Cabs and guidesThe fort built by the Chalukyas and the sites of Basavanna's movement make a day's round for visitors.[4] |
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| Bidri ware sellersBidari ware is Bidar district's ODOP product, and the district's headquarters city is known for it.[3],[1] |
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| Shops and traders on NH65The national highway runs through the city and carries its customers and supplies.[4] |
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Kannada, with Marathi, Telugu and Hindi for neighbours
Bidar district borders Maharashtra and Telangana, so a Basavakalyan lodge hears more than Kannada. All four are Meta template languages.
Each language is a separate version of a template and is approved by Meta on its own, so a lodge needs only the versions its visitors actually read. Replies need no approval; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | kn | Groups from across Karnataka and most local customers |
| Marathi | mr | Visitors and buyers from Maharashtra |
| Telugu | te | Visitors from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |
| Hindi | hi | Groups from northern states |
| English (India) | en_IN | Receipts, invoices and institutional bookings |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Basavakalyan lodge's season of groups costs
A plan from ₹999 a month, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply to a group leader, ₹0.19 for a confirmation, reminder or receipt, ₹0.94 for next year's dates to leaders who opted in and ₹0.14 for a passcode.
Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC
Lite
₹999 / month≈ $10.51 USD
₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ $8.76 USD
Growth
₹2,999 / month≈ $31.55 USD
₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ $26.29 USD
Enterprise
Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.
Per message to Basavakalyan · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹0.9435 | $0.0099 |
| Utility | ₹0.1941 | $0.0020 |
| Authentication | ₹0.1402 | $0.0015 |
| Service | ₹0.1450 | $0.0015 |
Per-message rates for all 47 markets, in ₹ and USD
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $0.0572₹5.4352 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 | $0.0241₹2.2874 |
| Bangladesh | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 | $0.0034₹0.3254 |
| Brazil | $0.0578₹5.4970 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 | $0.0063₹0.5981 |
| Chile | $0.0822₹7.8162 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 | $0.0185₹1.7585 |
| Colombia | $0.0116₹1.0993 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 | $0.0007₹0.0706 |
| Egypt | $0.0596₹5.6629 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 | $0.0033₹0.3167 |
| France | $0.0795₹7.5588 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 | $0.0278₹2.6393 |
| Germany | $0.126₹12.0088 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 | $0.0509₹4.8386 |
| Hong Kong | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 | $0.0241₹2.2867 |
| Hungary | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 | $0.0323₹3.0700 |
| India | $0.0099₹0.9435 | $0.0020₹0.1941 | $0.0015₹0.1402 | $0.0015₹0.1450 |
| Indonesia | $0.0380₹3.6133 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 | $0.0231₹2.1979 |
| Iraq | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 | $0.0073₹0.6943 |
| Israel | $0.0327₹3.1045 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 | $0.0049₹0.4662 |
| Italy | $0.0735₹6.9847 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 | $0.0277₹2.6369 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 | $0.0166₹1.5824 |
| Kuwait | $0.0733₹6.9671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 | $0.0407₹3.8671 |
| Malaysia | $0.0796₹7.5644 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 | $0.0130₹1.2314 |
| Mexico | $0.0367₹3.4877 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 | $0.0079₹0.7471 |
| Morocco | $0.0383₹3.6425 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 | $0.0213₹2.0218 |
| Netherlands | $0.148₹14.0494 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 | $0.0463₹4.3987 |
| Nepal | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 | $0.0031₹0.2990 |
| Nigeria | $0.0478₹4.5421 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 | $0.0062₹0.5898 |
| Oman | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 | $0.0228₹2.1709 |
| Pakistan | $0.0438₹4.1620 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 | $0.0139₹1.3200 |
| Peru | $0.0651₹6.1843 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 | $0.0278₹2.6392 |
| Poland | $0.0338₹3.2105 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 | $0.0113₹1.0702 |
| Qatar | $0.0316₹2.9992 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 | $0.0111₹1.0547 |
| Romania | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 | $0.0268₹2.5436 |
| Russia | $0.0742₹7.0520 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 | $0.0370₹3.5173 |
| Saudi Arabia | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 | $0.0099₹0.9401 |
| Singapore | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 | $0.0148₹1.4072 |
| South Africa | $0.0351₹3.3385 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 | $0.0088₹0.8369 |
| Spain | $0.0654₹6.2161 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 | $0.0185₹1.7578 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.0678₹6.4397 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 | $0.0019₹0.1759 |
| Turkey | $0.0101₹0.9587 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 | $0.0008₹0.0792 |
| Ukraine | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 | $0.0275₹2.6138 |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.0532₹5.0537 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 | $0.0145₹1.3811 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0587₹5.5795 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 | $0.0204₹1.9346 |
| North America | $0.0231₹2.1976 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 | $0.0031₹0.2989 |
| Rest of Africa | $0.0208₹1.9796 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 | $0.0037₹0.3516 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | $0.0779₹7.4057 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 | $0.0105₹0.9938 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | $0.0795₹7.5596 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 | $0.0196₹1.8595 |
| Rest of Latin America | $0.0684₹6.5048 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 | $0.0105₹0.9934 |
| Rest of Middle East | $0.0363₹3.4490 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 | $0.0084₹0.7998 |
| Rest of Western Europe | $0.0548₹5.2054 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 | $0.0158₹1.5019 |
| Other | $0.0559₹5.3098 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 | $0.0071₹0.6769 |
Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. A group leader in Pune or Hyderabad on an Indian number costs the same India rate as one in Bidar. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Karnataka GSTIN.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
Calculate your exact costWhy most of a pilgrim trip is replies
A Basavakalyan lodge needs only three templates; the rest of a group's trip is answers to questions.
Visitors to Basavakalyan come for a place, not a promotion, and they ask before they travel: how far the lodge is from the Anubhava Mantapa, whether the fort can be seen in an evening, how the group should come from NH65. Every one of those answers is a reply, at the service rate, in the visitor's own language.
That is good news for a small lodge or a cab owner. Three templates cover the points where the business speaks first: the confirmation, the reminder and the receipt. Anything that sells, such as next year's dates or a new piece of Bidri ware, waits for a recorded yes.
On InfiQ
What a Basavakalyan business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the trip above.
- Template manager and library
Write the confirmation, reminder and receipt templates once, in Kannada and Marathi, submit them for Meta's approval and reuse them for every group.
- Shared team inbox
The front desk, the cab coordinator and the guide answer one number, with notes on each group's rooms and timings.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Group leaders who agreed to hear next year's dates are recorded with the date and source of their yes, and a STOP is enforced across later imports.
Nearby
City pages around Basavakalyan
Neighbouring markets in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana, on the map.
Basavakalyan's visitors arrive from many of these cities, and each page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Basavakalyan teams
Questions Basavakalyan businesses ask
Question: A group leader asks our Basavakalyan lodge for rooms near the Anubhava Mantapa. Can we send photos and the tariff without a template?
Answer: Yes. The leader wrote first, so for 24 hours your photos, tariff and answers are replies at ₹0.145 each and need no approval. If the leader goes quiet and you follow up days later, that message has to be an approved template.
Question: Our Basavakalyan cab service takes groups round the Chalukya fort and the Basaveshwara statue. What does the pickup message cost?
Answer: A pickup reminder for a ride the group booked is a utility template at ₹0.19, with the time, the driver's name and the vehicle number as variables. When someone in the group replies to change the time, your answers are replies at ₹0.145.
Question: We sell Bidri ware to visitors in Basavakalyan. Can we tell last year's buyers about new pieces?
Answer: Only the buyers who agreed to hear about new pieces. A new-piece note sent unasked is a marketing template at ₹0.94. Ask for the yes when a visitor buys, and InfiQ records when and where it was given; anyone who replies STOP is not messaged again.
Question: Visitors from Maharashtra write to our Basavakalyan guest house in Marathi. Can the booking confirmation be in Marathi too?
Answer: Yes. Marathi (mr) is a Meta template language, so the confirmation can have a Marathi version under the same template name, approved separately from the Kannada one. Replies to the visitors can be in Marathi or any language they write in.
Question: A group that visited Basavakalyan for the Vachana sites last month writes again about coming back. Can we answer freely?
Answer: Yes. Their new message opens a fresh 24-hour window, so every answer about dates, rooms and the route along NH65 is a reply at ₹0.145. The window closes 24 hours after their last message, after which only templates can go.
Question: Our hardware shop on NH65 in Basavakalyan bills contractors in Busy. Can payment reminders go out by themselves?
Answer: Yes. InfiQ's native Busy integration sends invoices and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp with no integration fee. Each reminder to a contractor's Indian number is a utility message at ₹0.19.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Bidar district: official website · District Administration, Bidar · read 2026-10-21
- [2]Tourist places · District Administration, Bidar · read 2026-10-21
- [3]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Basavakalyan (general history and geography only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [5]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Management API: message templates · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
Answer Basavakalyan's next group leader today
Start a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed, reply to the next visitor who asks about rooms or a cab, and submit your confirmation and reminder templates in Kannada and Marathi. Once Meta business verification is complete, your number is usually live in about two hours.
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