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Adurru(Dubaraju Gudi), Adurru
Adurru is located near Nagaram
in Razole taluk of East Godavari
district. The village lies on
the west bank of the Vainetaya,
a branch of Godavari river 9.5
km. from the sea.
The mound is locally known as
Dubaraju Gudi. Archaeological
Survey of India conducted
excarations in 1953 and brought
to light, remains of stupas,
chaityas and vinaras among which
the Mahastupa, built on wheel
shaped plan 17 feet in diameter
with a raised platform running
all round the drum and ayaka
platforms on cardinal
directions. The Buddhist
remnants spread accross an area
of approximately 2.04 acres.
How to
Reach This Place
Road : Adurru is
located 30kms from Amalapuram.
It is well connected by Road.
Rail : Nearest Railway
Station is Rajahumundry and
distance is 130kms from it.
Air : Hyderabad, Vizag.
Airports. |
 Chandavaram
Buddhist site, Chandavaram
Chandavaram is located on the
right bank of the river Gundla
Kamma in Pakasam district.There
is a very interesting stupa
constructed on elevated terrace
which is the first of its kind
in Andhra Pradesh and stands
next to Sanchi Stupa, in
elegance.
Monuments and Antiquities
The excavations have revealed 24
beautifully decorated Buddhist
slabs, some of which were also
inscibed. Excavations also
unearthed viharas, votive stupas,
satavahana coins, brahmi label
inscriptions and other early
historic cultural materials
datable to 2nd BC to 2nd AD. The
Buddhist establishment is
situated on a hillock known as
Singarayakonda. The
establishment consists of
remains of Stupas, Chaityagrihas
and Vihara complexes. The other
minor antiquities are coins,and
pottery particularly black and
red .
How to
Reach this Place
Road: 75 km from Ongole,150
kms from Vijayawada. Chandavaram
is well connected by bus with
frequent buses from Ongole.
Private transport is available
from Donakonda.
Rail: Chandavaram is well
connected by bus with frequent
buses from Ongole. Private
transport is available from
Donakonda.
Air: 150 kms from
Vijayawada. |
 Dhulikatta
The Buddhist stupa and vihara
found here were constructed
during the last quarter of 2nd
century BC on a prominent mound.
The stupa was enlarged with
addition of ayaka platforms and
embellishment on the drum with
more than limestone slabs carved
with representations of stupa
and Muchilinda Naga.
Associated with the
structures, punch marked
Satavahana and Roman coins,
ivory combs, seals, silver
portrait coin of Pulumar, beads
and bangles, terracota figurines
etc. were discovered.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: Dhulikatta is
about 9 Kms from Peddabankur and
30 Kms from Karimnagar can be
reached by buses. Private
transport is also available from
Hyderabad and Karimnagar.
Rail: Dhulikatta is 20
kms from Peddapalli Railway
station.
Air: Hyderabad Airport. |
 Nagarjuna
Konda, Nagarjunasagar
Following the discovery of the
site in 1926 by A.R.Saraswathi,
the site was excavated and a
number of Buddhist monuments
were brought to light. Nagarjuna
konda again assumed importance
in 1950s when the construction
of Nandikonda Project was
conceived as a result of which
the valley was to be converted
into a reservoir. In order to
salvage the remains from
submergence due to construction
of the dam across the Krishna,
extensive excavations were
carried out for a period of
about seven years starting from
1954.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: Located at 150
km from Hyderabad. Well
connected by Road.
Rail: 20 kms from
Macherla.
Air: Hyderabad Airport. |
 Sankaram
The Buddhist ruins are located
on the contiguous hills locally
known as Bojjanakonda and
Lingalametta consist of numerous
monolithic stupas, caves and
structural buildings.
Monuments & Antiquities
During excavation
several antiquities like the
seals, inscribed tablets, pots,
copper coins mostly of seventh
century AD were found. A gold
coin of Samudragupta of the 4th
century AD is a significant
find. A seated image of Buddha
termed as Buddhanna or Bojjana
is found in one of the caves on
the hill.
Sankaram has numerous monolithic
votive stupas, rock-cut caves
buildings and images of Buddha
and non-tantric form of Hariti.
There are a few plain and small
caves on the same hillock, which
formed the Viharas for the monks
and students. On facade of the
cave is a life size statue of
Buddha in meditation.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: 40 km
from Visakhapatnam
Rail: 40 km from
Visakhapatnam & 3 km. to the
north of Anakapalle railway
station
Air: 40 kms from
Visakhapatnam |
 The
Statue of Lord Buddha, Hyderabad
The Buddha statue has been
placed on the rock of Gibraltar
in the placid waters of the
Hussain Sagar. It is the tallest
standing monolith of 72 feet,
erected as a part of the Buddha
Poornima project in 1985.
The monolithic statue was
chiselled out of a white granite
rock, weighting 450 tons.It was
carved by 200 sculptors for two
years. The statue was
transported to Hyderabad in
November 1988.After the intial
problems, the statue was erected
on 12th April 1992 on a
pedestral. Attached to it ,
Lumbini park was inaugurated
with musical fountains, Bonsai
Plants and a boat ride from
Lumbini Park to the Buddha
Statue. The whole atmosphere
reflects peace and persevence. A
visit to Buddha statue by boat
is a memorable experience.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: Hyderbad,
being Capital city is well
conected by Road from all major
cities in Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra
and Orissa.
Rail: Being headquarter
of South Central Railway , Well
connected from all major cities
of India. Hyderabad &
Secunderabad Rly Stations.
Air: Has international
airport. |
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