Munula Gutta (also spelled Munulagutta, traditionally understood as "the hill of ascetics") is a historic hillock near Kapparaopeta village, Velgatoor Mandal, Jagtial District, Telangana , on the right bank of the Godavari River . Older archaeological publications refer to the area as part of the former Karimnagar District. The site contains natural rock shelters and four rock-cut beds with low pillows , which have been interpreted as ret…

Royal Physician (Ayurveda) · Mahasamantha · Vaidyaratnakara Pranacharya · Vaidyasikhamani · 1034–1074 CE 11th Century Surgical Wizard · Early Epigraphic Evidence of Sastra-Chikitsa · Royal Physician under the Western Chalukyas · Titles: Vaidyaratnakara, Pranacharya, Naravaidya, Vaidyasikhamani Aggalayya — the 11th century surgical wizard of Telangana Aggalayya (also known as Aggalarasa) (fl. c. 1034–1074 CE) was a distinguished Jaina royal physicia…

Koyyur Jain Caves – sandstone rock-cut caves on the banks of the Manair River. Koyyur Jain Caves – Koyyur Village, Malharrao Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, Telangana. Situated on a hillock near the banks of the Manair River, these sandstone rock-cut caves were reported in 2017 as being considered for eco-tourism development. Cut into a solid sandstone rock face, the caves are associated in published and local accounts with Jainism. The…

Adavisomanapally Caves , also known as the Rock Cut Cave Temples of Adavi Somanapalli , are a remote group of ancient rock-cut cave temples located on a hillock near Adavi Somanapalli village, Malhar Rao Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana . The four caves face west and are located near the Manair River . Published accounts have proposed different dates for the complex; an archaeological official quoted by The Times of India in 2018 …