Pandavula Gutta
Pandavula Gutta (also 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 geoheritage 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
[edit]The 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. 4,000-20,500 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][10] Along with the pre-historic paintings, there are many inscriptions of Rashtrakutas period.[11] Mythologically it is believed that the Pandavas, stayed there for a while during their twelve years exile at Vana Parva.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Mahesh, U. (17 August 2024). "Telangana Pandava Caves neglected, adventure activities halted". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Pandavula Gutta and Ramgarh Crater as Geo-Heritage Sites". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "GSI organises Geoheritage Walk at Pandavula Gutta". www.deccanchronicle.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Reddy, P. Laxma (14 March 2024). "'Pandavula Gutta designated exclusive Geo-heritage site in Telangana'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Today, Telangana (13 March 2024). "Telangana: Geo-heritage walk held at Pandavula Gutta". Telangana Today. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Pullabhatla, Padmaja (7 January 2017). "Warangal opens up a perfect weekend spot". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Pandavula Gutta: Know about Telangana's latest geo-heritage site with cave paintings". News9live. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Naik, Prof Katta Narasimha Reddy, Prof E. Siva Nagi Reddy, Prof K. Krishna (1 February 2023). Kalyana Mitra: Volume 1: Archaeology. Blue Rose Publishers.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "PANDAVULA GUTTALU | Jayashankar Bhupalpally District | India". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Rangan Datta. "Rock art, inscriptions & frescoes, yet Pandava Guhalu near Warangal longs for tourists". Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Saravanan, V. Hari (1 January 2014). 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. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
External links
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