Vishwaguru India

AMARAVATI                The present capital area has its own historical significance of having recorded its first ever legislation 2,200 years ago. The present-day capital region includes the ancient Amaravati. The area has been ruled by the Mauryas, Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Vishnukundina, Pallavas, Telugu Cholas, Kakatiyas, Delhi Sultanate, Musunuri Nayaks, Bahmani Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Sultanate of Golconda and Mughal Empire successively before the founding of the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1724. It was ceded to France in 1750 but was captured by England in 1759. Amaravati was a seat of Buddhism prior to the rise of Satavahanas, and a stupa and monastery were built there during the reign of Emperor Ashoka (269-232 BC) under Mauryan empire. The great stupa or Mahachaitya at Amaravati was one of the biggest in Andhra Pradesh with a probable diameter of 50 meters and a height of 27 meters. Buddhist legends of Amaravathi / Dharanikota: According to ‘Vajraya

NAGARJUNAKONDA About 1700 years ago, Nagarjunakonda used to be a prosperous Buddhist town in Andhra Pradesh. What had been a successful centre in earlier times, has been preserved in the form of an island at present. Infact, it is one amongst the 20 major Buddhist sites in India. It is 160 km west of important historic site Amaravati Stupa. The ruins of several Mahayana Buddhist and Hindu shrines are located at Nagarjunakonda. It is one of India's richest Buddhist sites, and now lies almost entirely under the Nagarjunasagar Dam. At the time of dam's construction, to save this site from submersion beneath the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, all relics were collected brick by brick to contour the similar town.  Amphitheater (about 1700 years old) It can accommodate about a thousand spectators. It is a unique example of architecture in ancient India.  It encloses a rectangular area 16.46 x 13.72 m. The place could have been used for sports and wrestling as

AMPHITHEATER                               About 1700 years old Amphitheater. It can accommodate about a thousand spectators. It is a unique example of architecture in ancient India.  It encloses a rectangular area 16.46 x 13.72 m. The place could have been used for sports and wrestling as attested by several scriptural representations of wrestling scenes from Nagarjunakonda.   About 1700 years ago, Nagarjunakonda used to be a prosperous Buddhist town in Andhra Pradesh. What had been a successful centre in earlier times, has been preserved in the form of an island at present. Infact, it is one amongst the 20 major Buddhist sites in India. More Pics The site being excavated Subjects Spirituality     Bhagvad Gita    Bhagwad Puran    Buddhism   Krishna   Guru First & Earliest    Influence of Culture    Knowledge     History   Past Glories     Unique India   Chanakya    Video

Gold Jewelery, 1st Century A.D  from Sirkap ,  ( 2000 Years Old ) ( National Museum , Delhi )