Pavurallakonda Buddhist Ruins Photo Calender 2013

A Monthly Photo Calender of Pavurallakonda Buddhist Monastic Ruins at Bheemili in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Pavurallakonda or Pavurallabodu is the local name of a hill, popularly known as Narasimhaswamy konda, near Bheemunipatnam about 25 km towards North from Visakhapatnam city. It is located at a height of about 150 meters above mean sea level. It consists of a ruined hill top Buddhist Monastic Complex probably witnessed human habitation from 3rd Century BCE to 2nd century CE. It is one of the Largest Buddhist Monasteries of North Coastal Andhra Region. Hinayana Buddhism must have flourished at this hill-top site.

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Happy New Year 2013

Ruined Buddhist Relief

Rock cut Steps

Rock cut cistern {small}

Ruined stone pillar

Votive Stupa

Vihara

Rock cut steps to a Cistern {medium}

A Cistern

One among the 16 rock cut cisterns

Ruined Buddhist relief

Large rock cut cistern

Votive stupa remnants