Ghantasala (town)
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Ghantasala, is a town and Mandal headquarters in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 21 km west of Machilipatnam. It is a rare and reputed center for Buddhist sculptures. Here the remains of an important Buddhist stupa and sculptural slabs were found in 1919-20.
Ghantasala was once a flourishing Indo-Roman trade as well as an important religious centre. The Buddhist relics and the Hindu structures at the place reveal its past glory. Carved limestone columns belonging to pillared halls associated with 2C-3C Buddhist monastic establishments have been discovered. The ruined Maha Chaitya or stupa that was excavated here is of a unique design. A cube of solid bricks is set in the centre, inscribed with 12 constellations of the zodiac. Some of the carved slabs have found their way to museums in Paris.
Now Ghantasala has its own museum which contains some of the important Buddhist stupa and sculptural slabs found in recent years. The A.P state Govt recognizes this village as one of the tourist centres in Andhra Pradesh.
There is a temple forlord shiva named as JALADHEESWARA SWAMY temple which was built by devathas which is called as chinna kasi. In this temple lord shiva and goddess parvathi are situated on the same peetham.
[edit] Villages in Ghantasala Mandal
The following is the list of villages in this Mandal. [1]
- Atchempalem
- Birudugadda
- Bollapadu
- Chilakalapudi
- China kallepalle
- Chitturpu
- Chitturu
- Daliparru
- Devarakota
- Elikala kuduru
- Endakuduru
- Ghantasala
- Kodali
- Kothapalle
- Lankapalle
- Mallampalle
- Pushadam
- Srikakulam
- Tadepalle
- Teluguraopalem
- V.Rudravaram
- Vemulapalle
[edit] References
- ^ Villages in Ghantasala Mandal. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
