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Thotlakonda Buddhist heritage:
Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex Lies about 15 km from Visakhapatnam city on the way to Bheemili town on a hill about 128 mts. Thotlakonda was well within the influence of ancient #Kalinga region which was an important source of dissemination of
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Buddhist culture to Sri Lanka and various parts of south-east Asia. It provides an insight into the process of Trans Oceanic diffusion of Indian culture, especially Buddhism. A hill on the sea coast with salubrious climate was an ideal attraction for the Buddhist monks to
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build a monastery complex here. The placid sea sheltered by the deeply in curved coastline here, provided a safe haven for anchoring ships. Thotlakonda came to light during an aerial survey by the Indian Navy for setting up a Naval Base. After its discovery, major
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Lingalakonda stupa
#Kalinga #Budhhism
*The set of stupa one can find near to Visakhapatnam.
*Vizag was historically a part of the Kalinga but being a border area it was regularly annexed by either the state of Kalinga or the Vengi this makes it harder to find a connected
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account of its history till 616 AD when Pulakesin conquered Coastal vengi. A gold coin belonging to Samudra Gupta of the Gupta dynasty (340 -375 AD) and a 5th- 6th century AD terracotta sealing with a legend in Kalinga characters believed to the Rana Durjaya have been found
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in the Buddhist rock cut stupa
*he is believed to have been a vassal of Vishnukundina.
*But The early E.Gangas of Kalinga were predominantly active in this area
*We can also find some of Kalinga style Chaita house and stupa like Siva linga in the hill.Hense known as lingalakonda ImageImageImage
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A treasure trove of historical evidence of immense heritage value has been by found in Vommili village of Madugula #Visakhapatnam
Which was A part of Jeypore state of orissa of ancient kalinga
మడుగులో
ମାଡ଼ଗୋଳ
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The objects retrieved from a trial excavation on the surface include a standing image of the Vajrayana deity 'Heruka',a terracotta elephant head,mud bowls,thumb and finger print designs on pots,polished black ware,dull chocolate-coloured slipware and herringbone patterns
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The site , located close to the hills at Vommili,was used for cultivation for a long time , causing damage to some of the historical evidence . The idol of ' Heruka ' was found by the villagers and placed under a tree and was being worshipped .
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Double Nandi Of Bhimeswara Deals
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శ్రీముఖ లింగం ( శ్రీకాకుళం జిల్లా ) లోని భీమేశ్వరాలయం అతి ప్రాచీన దేవాలయం . శ్రీముఖ లింగం భీమేశ్వరాలయాన్ని అని కూడా అంటారు . పురాణాల్లో భీముడు ప్రతిష్ఠించిన దేవాలయం అంటూ వర్ణించారు . ఒకే పీఠంపై రెండు నందులు దర్శనమిస్తాయి.
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ఈ ఆలయాన్ని అనియంకా భీమదేవుడు
నిర్మించారు . అతను తూర్పు గంగా వజ్రహస్త దేవ్ (4వ) గా ప్రసిద్ది చెందాడు.
ఈ విశిష్టత మరెక్కడా కనిపించదు . అంతకంటే ప్రత్యేకంగా చెప్పుకోవాల్సిన సంగతి ఏమంటే ,ఇందులో ఒక నంది విగ్రహాన్ని ఆంధ్ర శిల్పులు, రెండవ నంది విగ్రహాన్ని ఒరిస్సా వాసులు మలచారు.
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ఆంధ్రా , ఒరిస్సా రాష్ట్రాల మధ్య మైత్రీ భావానికి భీమేశ్వరాలయంలో ప్రతిష్ఠించిన నందులు ప్రతీకలు అంటే అతిశయోక్తి కాదు . కనుకనే వాటికి తెలుగు నంది , ఒడ్డు నంది ( ఒరిస్సా నంది ) అనే పేర్లు స్థిరపడ్డాయి .
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Ashoka the Great's Empire after Kalinga War C.265 BCE, was the major power at that time.
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Location of #KalingaEmpire. c.261 BCE, Kalinga was an early republic in central East India.
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More than 150,000 #KalingaEmpire warriors & about 100,000 Ashoka's warriors were slain in Kalinga War
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