6-466: The Guntupalle or Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments is located near Kamavarapukota , Eluru district , in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India . It is around 40 km away from Eluru . The rock-cut part of the site has two Buddhist caves, a chaitya hall and a large group of stupas . The chaitya hall has a rare carved stone entrance replicating wooden architecture, a simpler version of that at
12-473: Is in brick, around a stone stupa , with over 30 smaller stupas on a terrace in front of it. There are ruins of two other buildings. During excavation, three relic caskets were found. The caskets had many precious elements like gold, silver, crystal beads. The bronze image of Padmapani was found along with one of the caskets. The inscription on the casket was in the Devanagari script which indicates
18-504: Is only 8 kilometer distance from the famous Dwaraka Thirumala Temple. As of the 2011 India census, Kamavarapukota had 16,790 inhabitants residing in 4,575 households. Men numbered 8,533 and women 8,257. There were 1,816 children under 6 years of age with sex ratio 932. The literacy rate of Kamavarapukota village was 72.25%. Kamavarapukota mandal is well known for tourism. Guntupalli Hills (including Kota Gattu); Dwaraka Tirumala , an ancient place of pilgrimage ; and Caves of Buddha are
24-553: The Lomas Rishi Cave . There are remains of structural buildings in brick and stone, including remains of two vihara made of brick, as well as excavated caves at two levels, including an unusual structural chaitya hall (that is, one built above ground). The core of this consists of the stone stupa with an enclosed path around it allowing ritual parikrama (circumambulation). They mostly date to 200-0 BCE, with some sculptures added later. The main building above ground
30-660: The notable places near Kamavarapukota. The thousand year old Sree Badhrakali sahitha Veerabadhra Swamy Temple in Kota Gattu (where many age old antiques found in archeology excavations) is one of the most visited temples in the area. The annual feast of the temple is grandly celebrated in February every year. The Vali Sugriva Hill of the village contains one of the rare deity Rohini wife of Vali. Annual feast celebrated in Lunar Karthika month every year. The village occupies
36-760: The year as from the 9th to 10th century CE. In the Mumbai area: In the Junnar area: Kamavarapukota Kamavarapukota is a village in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The nearest railway station is at Sitampet. Kamavarapukota lies on the Eluru–Jangareddygudem road in hilly terrain. The Kamavaraukota community includes three other villages: Kotturu, Kamavarapukota, and Pathuru. Eluru and Jangareddigudem are nearby cities. The village
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