Guttikonda Bilam

Guttikonda Bilam
Map showing the location of Guttikonda Bilam
Location Guttikonda, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates 16°23′42″N 79°49′41″E / 16.395°N 79.828°E / 16.395; 79.828Coordinates: 16°23′42″N 79°49′41″E / 16.395°N 79.828°E / 16.395; 79.828
Elevation 157 m

Guttikonda Bilam, also known as Guthikonda Bilam, is a historic cave and a pilin Andhra Pradesh, India. Guttikonda or Guthikonda is the name of a nearby village, while "Bilam" is the Sanskrit word for "cave". There are several caves in the region, collectively known as "Guthikonda Caves"; Guttikonda Bilam is the most well-known of these caves.[1]

The cave is located around 3 km south of the Guttikonda village, which lies 23 km from Gurazala, in the Guntur district.[2]

History

Palanati Yuddam was fought in 1182AD at Karempudi 20 km from Guttikonda bilam. Palanati Bramha Naidu and his 66 brave warriors have stayed in Guttikonda bilam during the period. Located in the midst of verdant forests, Guthikonda caves will interest tourists as they are magnificent natural formations that will enable you to appreciate the inconceivable creations of nature. The enchantment of the caves is enhanced when you get to know that once upon a time, these caves were inhabited by people belonging to prehistoric times. Archaeological excavations have unearthed a sword holder from these caves belonging to the antediluvian era. A photograph of Guttikonda bilam entrance is published in Palanati Veerula Charitra by Dr.P.V.Acharya.

Biology

No publications report on the biology of the cave till 2008. It was Mr. Shabuddin Shaik, an enthusiastic M. Sc zoology student of Acharya Nagarjuna University, who discovered tiny milky white creature for the first time in cave Guthikonda. Later isopod taxonomist decided to open a new chapter in Indian Phreatoicidea and identified as a new genus and species and named as Andhracoides shabuddin in honor of Mr. Shabuddin Shaik by naming the new species for "his child-like curiosity and inherent scientific interest at Taxonomy, Biodiversity & his concern for environment."

The plankton samples of the cave pools, however, yielded only a dense population of stygophilic Mesocyclops sp also during his first visit.

References

  1. ↑ Guntur District, National Informatics Centre
  2. ↑ Manohar Sajnani (2001). Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-81-7835-018-9.
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