Pandavula Guttalu or Pandavula Guhalu is an ancient geological site and cave located near Kothapally village in Regonda mandal of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in the Indian state of Telangana.[1] It was designated as the only Geo-heritage site of Telangana.[2][3] Telangana tourism and Forest department developed the entire area into a significant ecotourism centre.[4][5] The site is situated 55 k.m from Warangal.[6]
History
editThe cave known for historic rock paintings in the Deccan plateau, older than the Himalayan hills. Palaeolithic cave paintings have been found at Pandavula Gutta. The cave was first discovered in 1990 by K. Ramkrishna Rao and S.S. Rangacharyulu, officials of Archaeological Survey of India, Hyderabad.[7][8] There was habitation from the Mesolithic period, i.e. 4,000-2,500 million years old. Rock art paintings depict wild animals like Bison, Antelope, Tiger, as well as swastika symbol, geometrical designs as circles, squares and various ancient weapons are there.[9] Along with the pre-historic paintings, there are many inscriptions of Rashtrakutas period.[10] Mythologically it is believed that the Pandavas, stayed there for a while during their twelve years exile at Vana Parva.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Mahesh, U. (2024-08-17). "Telangana Pandava Caves neglected, adventure activities halted". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Pandavula Gutta and Ramgarh Crater as Geo-Heritage Sites". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "GSI organises Geoheritage Walk at Pandavula Gutta". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Reddy, P. Laxma (2024-03-14). "'Pandavula Gutta designated exclusive Geo-heritage site in Telangana'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Today, Telangana (2024-03-13). "Telangana: Geo-heritage walk held at Pandavula Gutta". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Pullabhatla, Padmaja (2017-01-07). "Warangal opens up a perfect weekend spot". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ "Pandavula Gutta: Know about Telangana's latest geo-heritage site with cave paintings". News9live. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Naik, Prof Katta Narasimha Reddy, Prof E. Siva Nagi Reddy, Prof K. Krishna (2023-02-01). Kalyana Mitra: Volume 1: Archaeology. Blue Rose Publishers.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "PANDAVULA GUTTALU | Jayashankar Bhupalpally District | India". Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- ^ Saravanan, V. Hari (2014-01-01). Gods, Heroes and their Story Tellers: Intangible cultural heritage of South India. Notion Press. ISBN 978-93-84391-49-2.
- ^ "Telangana's Pandavula Gutta gets geo heritage tag". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "At This Telangana Cave, Pandavas Believed To Have Lived During Exile". News18. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
External links
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