Kotturu Dhanadibbalu
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Kotturu Dhanadibbalu
& Pandavula Guha is an ancient Buddhist site near Kotturu village of Rambilli
mandal Visakhapatnam
Distict of Andhra Pradesh
(1ST century BC to 2ND century AD) on the hill entrance to the Gokivadu forest area. It lies along the Left banks of River Sarada.
This place is locally known as "Dhanadibbalu".Still excavations are to be done by the archeology department at this site to excavate the viharas and minor edicts. Small rock cisterns are present very near to the Maha stupa, which is at the entrance of the hillock and at a further distance one can see the ruined mounds of Vihara with scaterred bricks. From there we can reach the rock-cut caves with small (nearly 5) portions (locally known as pandavula guha, due to the resemblance with the number of accommodation in the cave).
Many bricks
of the stupa
and vihara are presently used by the locals(ignorant about the importance of this heritage site and lack of Vigilance).There is a fencing around the remains site presently and a garden is being maintained by the archeology dept. with a sign board.
Kotturu Dhanadibbalu
Kotturu Dhanadibbalu & Pandavula Guha is an ancient Buddhist site near Kotturu village of Rambilli mandal Visakhapatnam Distict of Andhra Pradesh-History:...
& Pandavula Guha is an ancient Buddhist site near Kotturu village of Rambilli
Rambilli
Rambilli is a village and a Mandal in Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. There is a famous Lord Shiva Temple "Sri dharalingeswara Swamy Temple" in Rambilli mandal at Panchadaarla village...
mandal Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
Distict of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
History
This is an ancient Buddhist remain site with a Maha Stupa and Remains of Vihara's along with a small portion of rock cut cave used by Buddhist monks.(1ST century BC to 2ND century AD) on the hill entrance to the Gokivadu forest area. It lies along the Left banks of River Sarada.
This place is locally known as "Dhanadibbalu".Still excavations are to be done by the archeology department at this site to excavate the viharas and minor edicts. Small rock cisterns are present very near to the Maha stupa, which is at the entrance of the hillock and at a further distance one can see the ruined mounds of Vihara with scaterred bricks. From there we can reach the rock-cut caves with small (nearly 5) portions (locally known as pandavula guha, due to the resemblance with the number of accommodation in the cave).
Many bricks
Bricks
Bricks may refer to:* Brick, an artificial stone made by forming clay into rectangular blocks* Brick , a slang term for a device that cannot function due to internal failure...
of the stupa
Stupa
A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
and vihara are presently used by the locals(ignorant about the importance of this heritage site and lack of Vigilance).There is a fencing around the remains site presently and a garden is being maintained by the archeology dept. with a sign board.