Bandlapahad Forest Rock Art Zone
Mesolithic rock art · Iron Age megaliths · 200+ monuments · Exclusive animal motifs · Tadvai, Mulugu Unearthed echoes of the Mesolithic Photo: Torch. 📛 Name Clarification Bandlapahad Forest Rock Art Zone is the formal archaeological name used by researchers and heritage documentation teams.
Bandhala Rock Art (or Bandhala Gutta/Pahad ) is the local nickname —
Bandhala meaning "of the rocks" / "rocky place", and Pahad/Gutta meaning hill or hillock.
Both refer to the same archaeological landscape.
Discovering Bandlapahad Forest Rock Art Zone, hidden deep in the forests of Tadvai Mandal, Mulugu district where every et…
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Moddugutta Rock Paintings
10,000‑year‑old rock art · Anthropomorphic figures · Deer & bulls · Mesolithic to Megalithic Where prehistoric art meets the sky Photo: DeccanChronicle. Imagine standing inside a rock shelter where prehistoric artists once painted their world.
Before you, elaborate anthropomorphic figures with raised arms, herds of deer and humped bulls in red ochre,
and mysterious geometric designs that have survived for up to 10,000 years .
This is Moddugutta — one of Telangana's most significant prehistoric rock art sites,
spanning the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Megalithic periods .
According to the PRIHAH (Prehistoric Rock Inscr…
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Pandavula Guttalu
Pandavula Guttalu (also known as Pandava Caves or Pandavula Gutta) is a unique rock art and geo-heritage site located near Thirumalagiri village, Regonda Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana , about 50 km from Warangal and 195 km from Hyderabad . The site comprises a chain of sandstone hillocks running north‑south, rising to about 150 metres above the plains. It features 7 rock shelters with prehistoric paintings (pictographs) in red ochre, depicting deer, langurs, peacocks, fish, human figures, and geometric designs. The site also contains microlithic tools from the Mesolithic period, a 9th–10th century Rashtrakuta inscription , and a fresco panel of historical paintings identi…
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Thousand Pillar Temple : Rudreshwara Swamy Temple
Thousand Pillar Temple (also known as Rudreshwara Swamy Temple) is located in Hanamkonda, the twin city of Warangal, Telangana. Built in 1163 CE by Kakatiya king Rudra Deva, it is one of the finest specimens of Kakatiya architecture. The temple features a Trikuta (three shrine) layout, a star‑shaped platform , over 100 lathe‑turned pillars , and a sandbox foundation . It is an ASI-protected monument and is on the UNESCO Tentative List.
Built 1162-1163 CE Rudra Deva (Rudradeva I) Rudreshwara (Shiva), Vishnu, Surya Nandi faces East (unique!) Star-shaped (stellate) base Dry‑jointed construction Ancient Origins: The Thousand Pillar Temple (Sahasra Stambha Mandapa) was constructed in 1162–1163 CE by …
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