Bodipati Dibba (Ancient Buddhist Site) (Ramathirdham)
India /
Andhra Pradesh /
Kovur /
Ramathirdham
World
/ India
/ Andhra Pradesh
/ Kovur
World / India / Andhra Pradesh / Nellore
archeological site, interesting place
Ramathirtham, PSR Nellore District
This elevated mound right up to the Ramalingeswara temple has ancient remains. The recent trail dig at the site has yielded a terracotta ring well indicating the potentiality of the site. The other important antiquities found from the sire include red ware, black and red and polished black wares of the early historic period. The size of the brick tallies with the Satavahana Ikshvaku varieties. This may contain extensive Buddhist remains as at Chezarla.
This elevated mound right up to the Ramalingeswara temple has ancient remains. The recent trail dig at the site has yielded a terracotta ring well indicating the potentiality of the site. The other important antiquities found from the sire include red ware, black and red and polished black wares of the early historic period. The size of the brick tallies with the Satavahana Ikshvaku varieties. This may contain extensive Buddhist remains as at Chezarla.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 14°38'22"N 80°8'35"E
- Nellore cheruvu 32 km
- Durgamma Hill at Anantasagaram 88 km
- Black Rocks 122 km
- Dupadu Konda 172 km
- Nidumukkala Hill 205 km
- Sundipenta 209 km
- Lemalle Hillock 210 km
- Endroy Hills 212 km
- Vijayapuri south 233 km
- Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve 298 km
- Varini Pedda Chruvu(Irrigation Tank) 563 Acres 3.6 km
- Isakapalle Mangroves (MOSCA - 004) 5.6 km
- Purini Tank 6.4 km
- Isakapalle Mangroves (MOSCA - 002) 8.2 km
- Choukacherla tank 12 km
- Allur Tank (cheruvu) 13 km
- Siddavaram Tank 16 km
- Ramanna tank 17 km
- Kothapalli Cheruvu 18 km
- Land Allotted to IFFCO in 1991(2776 acres) 18 km