Nagarjuna Sagar Tours, a massive irrigation project on the River Krishna, about 150 km from Hyderabad, has a rich and iteresting past.
It was a valley in the Nallamala range of the
Eastern Ghats with civilizations dating back to thousands of years.
Recorded history, however, assigns the first signs to the later Satavahanas and subsequently the Ikshvakus in the third century.
Nagarjuna Sagar City Tour Packages, The Sriparvata and Vijayapuri of yore were really temples where the famous savant and Buddhist Philosopher Acharya Nagarjuna preached the message of the Buddha.
Anupu
To prevent submersion of the outstanding structures in the valley, a rare feat of reconstruction of the remains was taken up. Anupu, 4 km from the dam site, was
Nagarjuna Sagar City Tour Packages
As the area was threatened with submergence by the reservior, an Archaeological Survey team made determined efforts to virtually trasplant nine monuments from the valley onto Nagarjunakonda.
The hill forms an Island in the middle of the
reservoir. A museum at Nagarjunakonda contains, Buddhadatu or Buddhas relics
excavated from the valley.
Tiger Sanctuary
The largest wildlife sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh lies between Nagarjunasagar and upstream Srisailam.
Nagarjuna Sagar India Travel, Spreadover 3,500 sq.km, it encompasses thickly wooded hills in five districts - Nalgonda, Kurnool, Mahboobnagar, Guntur and Prakasam.
Srisailam-Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve, Srisailam
Nagarjuna Sagar India Travel, Extending over an area of 3568 Sq. Km, rich in flora & fauna the Reserve is home to wildlife such as Tigers, Panthers, Jackals, Striped Hyenas, Small Indian Civet, as well as various species of Deer and Reptiles. The 'Chenchu' are primitive tribals indigenous to the area. The magnificent Ethipothala falls located llkms from Nagarjunasagar Dam are definitely worth seeing.Nagarjuna Sagar India Travel - Accommodation:
Accommodation is available at Egalapenta, Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Atmakur & Mannanur.
How to Reach This Place
Road : 190 kms. from Kurnool & 216 kms. from Hyderabad.
Srisailam is well connected by APSRTC and Devasthanam buses with Hyderabad, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Devorkonda, Guntur, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Ongole, Mahanandi, Mantralayam, Anantapur, Tirupati and Chitradurg among other places.
Rail : The nearest railway stations are at Kurnool and Nandyal on the Guntur-Hubli Road at a distance of 158-km. Markapuram (85 kms.)
Air : Hyderabad (216kms.)
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