Kotturu Dhanadibbalu Explained

Kotturu Dhanadibbalu
Other Name:Pandavula guha
Settlement Type:Protected Buddhist Monument
Pushpin Map:India#India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:17.5275°N 82.9081°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Visakhapatnam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:531061
Registration Plate:AP
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Visakhapatnam

Kotturu Dhanadibbalu & Pandavula Guha is an ancient Buddhist site near Kotturu village of Rambilli mandal Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh. A post office is located at Kotturu Village with Pincode 531061[1]

History

This is an ancient Buddhist remain site with a Maha Stupa and Remains of Vihara's along with a small portion of rock cut cave used by Buddhist monks during 1st century BC to 2nd century AD on the hilly forest area. It lies along the banks of River Sarada.

This place is locally known as "Dhanadibbalu[2] ".Still excavations are to be done by the archaeology department at this site to excavate the viharas and minor edicts. Small rock cisterns 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 caves with small (nearly 5) portions (locally known as pandavula guha, due to the resemblance with the number of accommodation in the cave).

Many bricks of the stupa 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.

Geography

Kotturu Dhanadibbalu is nearly 8 km from Yelamanchili town towards Atchutapuram.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to the Indiapost Website . indiapost.gov.in . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090125081955/http://indiapost.gov.in/pin/ . 25 January 2009 . dead.
  2. Web site: Archeological Survey of India . Asihyd.ap.nic.in . 2016-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140921064718/http://asihyd.ap.nic.in/vizag_monuments.html . 21 September 2014 . dead .