Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments

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Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments is located near Kamavarapukota in state Andhra Pradesh, India. It around 40 km away from Eluru.^[1] The site has two Buddhist caves, two vihara made up of brick, chaitya and a group of stupas.^[2]

During excavation three relic caskets were found.^[2] The casket had many precious elements like gold, silver, crystal beads. The bronze image of Padmapani was found along with one of the caskets. The inscription on the casket was in Devanagari script which notes the year 9th to 10th century AD.^[2]

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Group of Buddhist Monuments, Guntupalli

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