Ghantasala
A cubic block made of bricks displays the 12 signs of the zodiac in a rare find at this village 60 km from the major city of Vijayawada.
The dome of the stupa was adorned by 47 slabs depicting the Buddha.
Ghantasala is a town and Mandal headquarters
in Krishna region of Andhra Pradesh. It is 21 km western of Machilipatnam and 11
km eastern of river krishna.The biggest town of this region, Vijaywada, is around
60 km away. It is a unusual and well-known center for Buddhist statues. Boswell
of the East Indian Organization first revealed Ghantasala as a historical site in
1870-71. Alexander Rea excavated the stupa at Ghantasala, which had a area of 112
feet and a size of 23 feet. The continues to be of an essential Buddhist stupa and
sculptural pieces were discovered in 1919-20.
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