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Ancient Buddhist site with a Maha Stupa and Remains of Vihara's along with a small portion of rock cut cave used by Buddhist monks during 1st century BC to 2nd century AD is locally known as "Dhanadibbalu". Excavations pending this site is home to the viharas and minor edicts. Small rock cisterns are present very near to the Maha stupa, which is at the entrance of the hillock and at a further distance one can see the ruined mounds of Vihara with scattered bricks. From there we can reach the rock-cut caves with small (nearly 5) portions (locally known as pandavula guha, due to the resemblance with the number of accommodation in the cave).

The maha stupa, shaped like a giant wheel, consists of two circular walls, the outer one being shorter than the inner. The annular space is divided into cells by radial walls. Within the central hub, several antiquities were discovered including coins, pearls and gems. The mounds here were known locally as dhana dibbalu or mounds of wealth.
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How to Reach There
Kotturu Dhanadibbalu is nearly 8KM from Yelamanchili town towards Atchutapuram.
Suggested Itinerary
Full Day Itinerary Kondakarla, Sankaram, Bojjana Konda, Koturu, RK Beach
Importance  
The most important discovery at Kotturu is a rock inscription dating back to the 2nd century BC. On this rock are inscriptions written in Telugu using the Brahmi script. They say that a nobleman called Tambayya donated some gold and gems to Buddhist monks.

This discovery has pushed back the age of Telugu by 8 centuries as prior to this, the oldest inscription is from the 7th century CE. While it was known that Telugu was spoken for a very long time in this region, this is the first archaeological evidence to corroborate this fact.
 

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