Nagarjunakonda

Nagarjunakonda is a place of historical importance in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India. It was the capital of the Ikshvaku rulers during the 3rd –4th centuries AD. It is situated at about 150 km south of Hyderabad. This ancient site occupied an area of about 23 sq km in a valley on the banks of Krishna river. A large number of monasteries and shrines were erected here which belong to different Buddhist sects.

Most of the excavated remains were submerged under the enormous reservoir created by the Dam built in the nineteen sixties on the Krishna river. A few monuments were reconstructed on a hilltop, which became an island in the reservoir.

The reconstructed stupas here have circular brick or rubble walls. The walls have cladding of limestone slabs or plaster. The Simha Vihara has two Chaitya halls, one encircling a Buddha image. The Chaitya Halls and monasteries had limestone columns set in to brick or stone walls.

Nagarjunakonda also has remains of some Hindu shrines.

Nearby pages
Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha Constituency, Nagarkurnool Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Nagas, Nagasaki, Nagasamudram Hills