Billamarayana Gudda Rock Art ( Karadakal )

1⃣ Location : - Karadakal or Kadakal village. Lingasuguru taluka. Raichur distcitic. Karnataka state. Pin code : 584112.
2⃣ Approach : - Nearest Railway Station from the Raichur. nearest bus stop from the Lingasuguru. at the district head quarters distance from the 90 kilometers. taluka head quarters distance from the 4 kilometers.
3⃣ Topography : - Karadakal village situated North West said small Lake is their. and nearest distance from the black granite hill. A vast  extent of the land at the foot of the hill on the northern and eastern sides, is enclosed by a fort wall with bastion and entrances on the eastern side. Within the fort are foundations and walls of numerous residential buildings in utter ruins of the medival period. In the land along the foothill on the Southern side are the habitational debris of the Neolithic culture in the Chalecolithic stages.On the hill here and there are terraces. It is in the western part of the hill on the open boulders are rock bruisings and engravings.
4⃣ Subject : - general in this village history Billama is probably reminiscent of Bhillama V ( 1173 -1192 A. D.) one of the powerful kings of the Seuna dynasty who conquered the northern part of Dharawada region including the area with Billamarayana Gudda. There are inscriptions sculpture and temples in ruins datable to 11th - 12th cent. A. D. I observed prehistoric rock art basically in this rock art mainly located on the this hill western part of the hill. this Rock art are belongs to you Neolithic, Chalcholithic, Megalithic, and medieval history periods rock art. In this Rock bruisings and engravings containing as  follows 1.Human's figures three spots ( a ) human with weapons (b) human and bull (c)  human walking stely figures 2 .Animals figures (a)  bulls (b)  tiger (c)  elephant.
3 .desing figures.two spots (a) mandala (b) look like a game figure. 4 .Cupule /Cup - marks ( a )cupule on the floor boulder ( b )cupule on the  top boulder.
human with weapons figure similar to Halakundi Ka . and Devaragattu Ap. two bulls figure similar to Velupumadugu Ap. tiger figure similar to Kandanathi Ap. elephant figure similar to Sanganakallu and Halakundi both or Ka.desing figures similar to Neeramanvi and Kariganuru both or Ka.
5⃣ Reference : -  allredy this site rock art noticed by Hubert Knox was the first to notice the rock bruisings in Sanganakallu in1880.leter Leonardo Munn discovered in 1930 the bruising in Billamaraya Gudda. A. Sundara sir, Neumayer E. Ravikorishettar sir, R Mohan sir, R. Arjun sir.
6⃣ Exploration Team : - with my associated by Suresh Nandyala, Lingasuguru Shilpa computer Ashoka sir. more than details contact K. Linganna swami phone number 9482006679.