Megalithic Site In Devandlapalle (T. Sundupalli)

1⃣ Location : - Devandlapalle or Devandlapalli village. Rayavaram Panchayat. T. Sundupalli Mandalam. Rayachoti Taluka. Kadapa district. Andrapradesh State. Pin code  : - 516129.(13 '58 N ' 78' 53 E )
2⃣ Approach : - It is located on 50 kilometers towards Eastsouth side direction from the district head quarters Kadapa distance from the taluka head quarters 20 kilometers. Nearest Railway Station from the Kadapa.
3⃣Topography : - Devandlapalle village situated surround by hills this village North side direction one of the hill is their. 2.5 kilometers from the village. This Megalithic site mainly located on Pandurajula Gutta or Pandurajula Gollu locally known as PandurajulaGullu. 4⃣Subject : - A complex of 20 Megalithic monuments was noticed and some of them were dolmens and remaining dolmen encircles with salbs the left over monuments dolomend - cists encircles with slabs.all the monuments were disturbed by treasure hunters, every burial encountered with pottery pieces normally black and red ware etc. Significantly, two of the dolmens on northern - western orthostat bearing on the inner surface representations of tortoise, leaf -like structure, human with weapon and sun like diagrams with red ocher and white pigments were noticed. Another dolmen depicted two elephants alongside each other and elephant, human figures drawn in white pigment. unauthor Megalithic sites similar to Mourlabanda in Anantapuram distcitic Andrapradesh. Bagepalli in Chikkabalapura distcitic Karnataka state. Malla Chandram in Tamilanadu.                              
                                                  5⃣References : - allredy in this site noticed by Robert Bruce Foote 1914  and Dr. V. Ramabrahmam, prof. G. Sambasiva Reddy, Dr.K.Raghu Babu,M.C Shivakumar, Dr.Sujatha, Partha saradhi Reddy.
6⃣Exploration Team : - with me associated by Narayana  Y V U Kadapa, Ramanjineyulu Yarraguntla, and Veera Reddy .more than detail contact my phone no 9482006679 .Save the History Share the People ....................................

Neolithic To Megalithic Period Site In Sanjeevapuram

1⃣ Location : - Sanjeevapuram village. Bathalapalli Mandalam. Dharmavaram Taluka. Anantapuram distcitic. Andrapradesh State. Pin code : - 515661.
2⃣ Approach : - It is located on 21 kilometers towards South side direction from the district head quarters Anantapuram distance from the taluka head quarters 20 kilometers. Neast Railway Station from the Anantapuram.
3⃣ Topography : - this village situated East side surrounded by hills. towards this eastnorth side at the distance of the 500 meter from the village. this Megalithic Menhir mainly located Katamayya Konda or Katamayya hill, as well as put of the hill Menhir locally known as Dhanamurai , Dhanamugundu ,Niluvurallu ,Menhir type of Megalithic burial.
4⃣ Subject : - Menhir type of Megalithic burial site near Sk Unniversity at the foot of a cave converted as Saivite templel  locally known as Katamayya Konda. Real name Katamayya hill after the culture KatiKoteswara kshetram village, Sanjeevapuram.This is a Neolithic man habitation site. the foot of mountain once Neolithic man shelter a cave is their after words it's become cave temple, after words due to Increase of divoteees the temple comity had blast that cave and builted a new temple there.
You can se the tools of Neolithic man now that tools also having Pooja from devoties.
In this site research available Stones hand axes ,grinding stones, throughing stone's Hamar stones, and different types of stones tools available there. This area is the continuous Human habitation right from the Messolithic period to Megalithic period.
5⃣ Reference : - The site was discovered by Robert Bruce Foote , Early Scholars and Archaeology D. D. Sri Vijayakumar Jadav sir.
6⃣ Exploration Team : - with me associated by Retied Archaeology D. D. Sri Vijayakumar Jadav sir, and current A. D. Mrs Rajitha madam, Adavala Sheshagiri sir, H. D. Production Rashid sir. This is a small awareness comp on 21 - 11 - 2018 on the Occasion of world Heritage week Celebrations . More than detail contact my phone no 9482006679.Save the History Share the People......................................................

U. Rajapura Rock Paintings (Ubbalagandi Rajapura Rock Paintings )

1⃣ Location : - U. Rajapura or Ubbalagandi Rajapura village. Sandur taluka. Ballari district. Karnataka state. Pin code : - 583115.
2⃣ Approach : - It is located on 40 kilometers towards North east side direction from the district head quarters Ballari. distance from the taluka head quarters 25 kilometers .nearest Railway Station from the Ballari.
3⃣ Topography : - this village situated surround by hills. towards this South side at the distance of 500 meters from the village. This Rock paintings mainly located on the Gubbamma na Gudda. This Rock shelter locally know as Dodda Hirejenu gundu. This village number of hills is there are 4 hills in this site those are named as follows 1.Gubbamma na Gudda 2 .Ambhamma na Gudda 3.Mallapura Gudda 4 .Gavi Siddappa na Gudda. South west side a small lake  is their. In the land along the foothill on the debris of the habitational debris of the Neolithic culture in the Chalecolithic stages .
4⃣ Subject : - I observed prehistoric Rock paintings basically this Rock paintings belong to you Neolithic period Rock paintings similar to Chinthakunta, Kethavaram, and Budhagavi. all sites in A. P. and Badami, takkalakote ,Sanganakallu Hampi all sites in Karnataka. This Paintings containing are Deer, pig, Bulls Human figures etc.
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Kurugodu Rock Art

1⃣ Location : - Kurugodu village. Kurugodu taluka. Ballari district. Karnataka state. Pin code no  583116.
The latitude and longitude ( 15 '19 'N and 76' 51' E ). 
2⃣ Approach  : - It is located  32 kilometers towards North West side direction from the district head quarters Ballari. Kurugodu Which is now a taluka /divisional head quarters in the Ballari district. nearest Railway Station from the Ballari .
3⃣ Topography : -  this village situated surround by hills. in this village more than 38 Rock shelters / boulders with painting and bruisings. some important rock shelters as follows names ParivalaThattu, Jinge Bande or Jinke Gudda, Sangameswara Gudda, Bhirakal Gudda, or (Diamond Hill), Koli Gudda , Vajrayyana Gudda, Panchamukha Veerabhadraswami Gudda, temple opposite (near eduru basavanna right side A fallen boulder) Jevu Koll area, Varuthi Kolla area, Balekolla area, Budhikoll area, Rakshasi pade etc.
4⃣ Subject : -  the Kurugodu is one of the largest Archaeological site in South india,it is covered with granite hill series. There are many settlement on the surface of the many hills. Kurugodu Rock Art style and subject matter of the paintings the paintings found in the rock shelters of Kurugodu can be classified into three periods. Neolithic or earlier, Iron Age (Megalithic) and historical period. The paintings containing Human,Animals,and hunting figure found in the rock shelters and bruisings of Kurugodu. this rock paintings and bruisings similar to Mallapura, Maski, Piklihal, Sanganakallu (all sites KA) and Devaragattu or Gattumallayya, Chinthakunta, Kethavaram, Budagavi, Kandanathi all site in Andrapradesh.
Some important rock shelters a brief description of each painted rock shelters and boulders I observed at Kurugodu is given below. 1.ParivalaThattu : - In this site situated towards Northen part of the village. at the distance of the 1.5.kilometers.it is locally known as Parivala Thattu. the rock shelters noticed at Kurugodu at about 15 meters high, facing north side.the paintings in this rock Sheltera are fairly well preserved and appealingly and thematically stand distinct from the those of other rock shelters.the paintings are executed in red or orange colour of different shades. Both anthropomorphic and animal figures are represented and maximum number of human figures in different styles are executed either singular or in group.Animal figures An important animal painting depicts a tiger hunting a small deer.2. Jinge Bande or jinke Gudda : - The rock shelters and contains beautiful paintings it is locally known as Jinge Bande (rock of deer)  located on the extreme western side of the village. Mushatagati road right side hill at the distance of the 1.5 kilometers.this rock Shelter is canopied or has an overhanging of about 20 meter high and is at the top center of the hillock and faces east overlooking the Valley and the field below. the paintings are executed on the flat wall of the rock in the red colour and they include tiger, deer, and human figures, etc.
3.Rakshasi Pade : - this rock boulder locally known as Rakshasi Pade located about 4 km to the west of Kurugodu village on the Kurugodu - Kampli road. Shakarappana gadde (filled)  near Subbarao query opposite side. On a rock boulder facing South - West approximately 2 meters high on its well smoothened back Surface has a paintings executed in dark red colour. the paintings included two anthropomorphic figures of different height with a set of three split pointed bamboo like object to the west side of the human figures. 4.Panchamukha Veerabhadraswamy Gudda : - Afallen Boulder of about 5 to 6 meter high and facing north is found about 70 meters to the south of Panchamukha Veerabhadraswamy temple.the paintings visible include human and animals like humped bulls, deer etc. A double deer in flat wash is represented at the central part of the whole paintings executed to the west of humped bull. the deer turn and face each other and they have elegant body thin legs and tails completely filled with red wash.
Ballari district is a very rich in terms of the Archaeological sites more research in needed there is lots of potential to develop heritage tourism.
5⃣ Reference : - allredy in this paintings and bruisings first time noticed by Krishana Murthy M. S. (1977) and A.Sundara sir (1978), A. V. Narasimha Murthy, Sharanabasappa Kolker sir, Ravi Korisheter Sir, M. Mahadevaiah, and Veeraraghavan. N,Kurugodu Hanumantha Reddy sir, Nagangowda sir, R. Mohana sir.
6⃣ Exploration team : - with my associated by Nayakara Maha Rudra, and Veeresh, Thippeshi, more than detail contact my phone no 9482006679.Save the History Share the people.