Guntupalli Caves
A rock-cut chaitya with a circular hall, Buddhist, in the Kamavarapukota hills.
- Where
- Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.0176, 81.1303
Get the Guntupalli Caves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Guntupalli Caves. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Guntupalli Caves
Kolleru Lake 42 km
A shallow freshwater lake between the Krishna and Godavari, and a pelican colony.
Papikonda National Park 64 km
Forest on both banks of the Godavari where the river cuts through the hills.
Godavari Bridge 67 km
A truss bridge over the Godavari at Rajahmundry, carrying road and rail together.
Dowleswaram Barrage 67 km
Arthur Cotton's barrage of 1852 on the lower Godavari, rebuilt in 1970 and named after him.
Somarama 68 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines of Shiva, at Gunupudi in Bhimavaram. The lingam is said to change colour with the moon, pale at the full and darker at the new, and the goddess Annapurna sits in a shrine on the floor above.
Papikondalu 69 km
The Godavari gorge, reachable only by boat.
Kondapalli Toy Village 76 km
Soft wood carved and painted for two hundred years.
Bhadrachalam Temple 77 km
On the Godavari, at the place tradition puts Rama's forest exile, built by a revenue officer who was jailed for the cost.
More national monuments in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Guntupalli Caves?
Guntupalli Caves is in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kolleru Lake (42 km), Papikonda National Park (64 km), Godavari Bridge (67 km).
How do I get the Guntupalli Caves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Guntupalli Caves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Guntupalli Caves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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