2 Buddhist Sites to be Declared 'Protected Monuments'
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
By P Laxma Reddy
INDIA---Due to the concerted efforts of the officials of Archeology and Museums Department, Vijayawada, a Buddhist site each in Guntur and Krishna districts will soon be declared the ‘protected monuments’. One of the Buddhist sites is located atop Bhairavakonda Hillock at Vaikuntapuram village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district and the process for allotting the site to the archeology department is underway, archeology and museums assistant director K Chitti Babu has said. [link]
By P Laxma Reddy
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| Two lime stone pillars that were unearthed at Pondugula village near Mylavaram in Krishna district. A close up of the pillars that have the engravings of Lotus Medallions and bricks belonging to Amravati School of Art | P Ravindra Babu |
