This site is an ancient remains that lies 150km southeast of Hyderabad. Two major excavations were carried out before 1953, when it became known that the area would be flooded by the Nagarjuna Sagar. A major six-year excavation resulted in the discovery of Buddhist ruins, stupas, viharas, chaityas and mandapams and some outstanding white marble depictions of Buddha’s life. The finds were reassembled on Nagarjunakonda, an island in the middle of the dam.
Prehistoric remains of began here around 200,000 years ago. From the 2nd century BC until the early 3rd century AD, Nagarjunakonda and nearby Amaravathi became powerful sites of Hindu and Buddhist empires.
The NagarjunaKonda Museum here has the various artifacts of the excavations.
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ReplyDeleteNagarjunakonda Buddhist Stupas are the Buddhism remains from the ancient times and is the most important sites of Buddhism in the South India. Nagarjunkonda meaning the Nagarjuna Hills is named after the great Buddhist scholar Acharaya Nagarjuna. There were some 30 Buddhist establishments that got submerged in the water of Nagarjuna Dam.
There are a few more places to visit in Guntur that has historic value and one can check out.