Undavalli Caves (Vijayawada)
The Undavalli
Caves is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture and a
finest testimonial of ancient vishwakarma sthapathis, are located in the
village of Undavalli in Tadepalli Mandal in Guntur District,
near the southern bank of Krishna river, in the state of Andhra
Pradesh, India.
These caves have been carved out
of solid sandsone on a hillside in the 4th to 5th centuries A.D. Undavalli
caves are associated with the Vishnukundina kings of 420 to 620 A.D. They are
dedicated to Anantapadmanabha Swamy and Narisimha Swamy
Main cave belongs to the earliest examples of Gupta architecture, primarily primitive rock-cut
monastery cells carved into the sandstone hills. Initially
caves were shaped as a Buddhist monastery and the first floor still retains
style of Buddhist vihara, including some Buddhist sculptures
Vijayawada
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