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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 archaeology department with a sign board.
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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 scattered bricks. From there we can reach the rock-cut
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with small (nearly 5) portions (locally known as pandavula guha, due to the resemblance with the number of accommodation in the cave).
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remain site with a Maha Stupa and Remains of Vihara's along with a small portion of rock cut cave used by Buddhist
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during 1st century BC to 2nd century AD on the hilly forest area. It lies along the banks of
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department at this site to excavate the viharas and minor edicts. Small rock
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Dhanadibbalu is a Holy relic Buddhist site of Andhra Pradesh
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Way to rock cut caves (Pandavula guhalu) at Dhanadibbalu
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Votive stupa ruins with mortar remains at Dhanadibbalu
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Protected Buddhist Monument in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Buddhist Stupa at Kotturu
Kotturu Dhanadibbalu is located in India
Kotturu Dhanadibbalu is located in Andhra Pradesh
17°31′39″N 82°54′29″E / 17.52750°N 82.90806°E / 17.52750; 82.90806
India
State
Andhra Pradesh
District
Visakhapatnam
Telugu
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
Vehicle registration
Visakhapatnam

Buddhist
Rambilli
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
Buddhist
monks
River Sarada
archaeology
cisterns
caves
bricks
stupa
Yelamanchili
Rock cut caves at Dhanadibbalu

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