Informazioni generali
| Destinazione |
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| Hyderabad, India |
Il programma nel dettaglio
Full day excursion to Nagarjunaconda. Further upstream the Krishna River from Hyderabad is Nagarjunakonda associated with the famous Buddhist scholar of 2nd century, Nagarjuna.
Visit of the Nagarjuna Konda, Anupu the Amphitheatre and the other Buddhist remains. Located about 160 km from Hyderabad, Nagarjunsagar is perhaps India/’s first island-museum. The place presents a panorama of human evolution in the lower Krishna river valley from the prehistoric age to medieval times.
The main attractions here include Simhala Vihara (monastery for Ceylonese monks), Mahastupa (considered the oldest structure on the island containing some corporal relics of Lord Buddha), and an Ashwamedh site. There is an architectural museum here containing mithuna couples in varying moods, a collection of antiquities ranging from the bust of a Gandharv to figures of dwarfs, yakshis, coins, pottery, a model of the submerged valley, and exhibits of some Stone Age implements such as wedges, axes, arrowheads, spearheads and some broken pottery.
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