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Tourisam place at Nagarjunasagar

Nagarjuna Sagar: It is very nice place for tourism. It is a very peaceful area. Most of the people visited this tourism place.
Nagarjunakonda is a historical Buddhist town (About 1700 years ago), now an island located near Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district/Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is 150 km south east of the capital, Hyderabad. It was formed when a hill was submerged in the waters of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, constructed in the 1960s. It is one of India's richest Buddhist sites, known in the ancient times as Sri Parvata. Nagarjunakonda, meaning the hill of Nagarjuna, was named after the Buddhist scholar and savant Acharya Nagarjuna who lived around the turn of the 2nd century AD..A buddhist museum is situated on the entire island in the Nagarjunasagar dam. A.R. Saraswathi, in 1926, discovered this glourious place who was a researcher in the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Further excavations carried out by ASI in the valley uncovered ruins of a university, viharas (monasteries), sacrificial altars, royal baths, marble carvings and sculptures. It is situated in Macherla Mandal of the District Guntur. Road : Located at 150 km from Hyderabad. Buses are available from Hyderabad to Vijaypuri south. Rail : 20 kms from Macherla. Air : Hyderabad Airport. Museum Opening Hours : 9.00 am to 4.00 pm Closed on.



Nagarjuna Sagar Left dam site




Nagarjuna Sagar Launch Station


Nagarjuna Sagar dam lagoon



enjoying local made boat by paying Rs.40 each



bird also enjoying nagarjuna sagar dam



a boat that lead to hope island in Nagarjuna Sagar dam

inside the boat we are waiting other passengers


dam view from boat



coral landscape view from boat



view from boat



a boat leaving hope island to main station



hope island (Nagarjuna Konda) view from boat



Nagarjuna Konda Island



Nagarjuna Sagar dam



dock at Nagarjuna Konda Island



Nagarjuna Konda Guide Map on the Island



Nagarjuna Konda Museum





Great Bath place, and the signboard shows crocodile dive zone



Island canteen


Buddha Statue at Nagarjuna Konda Island



Remains of Simhala Vihara(Monastery) circa 3rd Cent A.D



main dock in Nagarjuna sagar dam


Nagarjuna Sagar dam front site view

Nature view from Ettipotala Waterfalls area



Ettipotala Waterfalls 10 kms drives from Nagarjuna Sagar



Ettipotala waterfalls


rock structure in Kirshna river belt



Nagarjuna Sagar dam




Nagarjunakonda is a historical Buddhist town (About 1700 years ago), now an island located near Nagarjuna Sagar in Guntur district/Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is 150 km south east of the capital, Hyderabad. It was formed when a hill was submerged in the waters of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam,

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