Address Gummadidurru Buddha Stupa, Gummadidurru Stupa Rd, Gummadidurru, Andhra Pradesh 521185 Diety Buddha Introduction Gummadidurru (near Ramireddypalli) is a major Buddhist site in District Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. Much of the site has been removed by local people for building materials. Fortunately, the lower portions of the main stupa were below the current day ground level […]
Month: May 2021
Jaggaiahpet (Dhanam Bodu) Buddha Stupa, Andhra Pradesh
Address Jaggaiahpet (Dhanam Bodu) Buddha Stupa, Jaggaiahpet, Andhra Pradesh 521457 Diety Buddha Introduction Jaggaiahpet is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from NH-9, which connects Pune and Machilipatnam. Mound ‘Dhanam Bodu‘(Local name of Jaggayyapet buddha stupa) lying east of Jaggayyapeta, has in it the remains of an ancient stupa, which has been lying there for 2,000 […]
Alluru Buddhist Monastery (Alluru Buddhist Stupa) Andhra Pradesh
Address Alluru Buddhist Monastery (Alluru Buddhist Stupa), Alluru, Andhra Pradesh 521181 Diety Buddha Introduction Alluru is located in a village of the same name, four miles from Yerupalem station on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad railway line, in Nandigama subdivision of the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The large mound was a stupa 78’ in diameter. All stone […]
Vayalur Tirupuliswarar and Vaikundaperumal Temple, Chengalpattu
Address Vayalur Tirupuliswarar and Vaikundaperumal Temple, Vayalur village, Chengalpattu District – 603 102. Diety Tirupuliswarar and Vaikundaperumal Amman: Parvati Devi, Sridevi, Bhudevi Introduction Vayalur is a beautiful village located in the Thondai region, near the lake that collects the small amount of rainwater during the rainy season. Built during the Pallava period in the heart […]
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Thoothukudi
Address Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Melmandai Thoothukudi District- 604 202. Diety Sundareswarar Amman: Meenakshi Introduction It is located on the east bank of the river Periyakulam. The exact period of the temple is not known. It may have been built 400 years ago with learning. The oldest Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is located in the Melmandai. It […]
Onbathuveli Shiva Temple, Kumbakonam
Address Onbathuveli Shiva Temple, Onbathuveli, near Papanasam, Kumbakonam District- 609608. Diety Shiva Introduction Near Kumbakonam is a small village called Onpathuveli. There is beautiful red sandstone temple on the side of the road. A magnificent temple built of bricks from the foundation to the summit. Here the primary deity is lord, Shiva. No other deity. […]
Sri Thiruvanantheeswara Mudaiyar Temple, Ramanathapuram
Address Sri Thiruvanantheeswara Mudaiyar Temple, Melakidaram Ramanathapuram District – 623528. Diety Thiruvanantheeswara mudaiyar Amman: Sivagami Amman Introduction Melakidaramvillage is located at a distance of 10 km from Sayalgudi in Ramanathapuram district. The village flourished during the Jain period. There is an ancient Shiva temple here called Thiruvanantheeswara mudaiyar. There is a separate shrine to Goddess […]
Gudiwada Dibba Buddhist Temple, Andhra Pradesh
Address Gudiwada Dibba Buddhist Temple, Gudiwada village, Visakhapatnam district Andhra Pradesh 531162 Diety Buddha Introduction Gudiwada Dibba is a small hillock at Gudiwada village in Bhogapuram mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. It located on the banks of River Gosthani. The mound containing a Buddhist stupa is locally called as Lanjadibba. As many of Buddhist sites, […]
Neelavathi Konda Buddhist Temple, Andhra Pradesh
Address Neelavathi Konda Buddhist Temple Ompilli, Andhra Pradesh 535215 Diety Bhairava (Buddha) Introduction Neelavathi is a village and panchayat in Gantyada mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Under Gantyada Postal circle) Buddhist Stupa ruins are located on a hillock named Durgabhairava Konda near the village of Neelavathi. Excavations conducted by the Archaeological survey of […]
Bavikonda Buddhist Monastery, Andhra Pradesh
Address Bavikonda Buddhist Monastery Kapuluppada, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 530048 Diety Buddha Introduction Bavikonda is located in the village of Madhurawada in the Bheemili Mandal, which is about 35 kilometers away from the city of Visakhapatnam. To get to Bavikonda, you need to reach Visakhapatnam. Religion’s glorious past still exists and one of these is the […]