{"id":368395,"date":"2026-07-28T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368395"},"modified":"2026-07-28T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:12:12","slug":"undavalli-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/undavalli-caves\/","title":{"rendered":"Undavalli Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: For two days, the 7th-century Undavalli Caves became a vibrant venue for the first Andhra Pradesh Telugu Mahotsavam, celebrating the Telugu language, literature, music, poetry, folk songs, storytelling, and cultural traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Undavalli Caves<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 382px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJKt_SUhaX_KzDUPAb-qcnM_t2lWaamxk_ULIVcoxMXw&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Explore the Undavalli Caves near Guntur \" width=\"382\" height=\"214\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Incredible India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are a <\/span><b>monolithic caves <\/b>are example of Indian<b> rock-cut architecture.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: They are located near <\/span><b>Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are believed to have been <\/span><b>carved out of sandstone on the side of Undavalli Hill.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Associated river:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is situated on the <\/span><b>bank of river Krishna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Built by:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These multi-storeyed caves date <\/span><b>back to the 6th\u20137th century CE.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>built by the Vishnu Kundin rulers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who governed the region during that period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The caves are a unique <\/span><b>blend of Indian and Buddhist architectural styles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Principal Diety: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The principal deity in the caves is <\/span><b>Anantasayana Vishnu (Vishnu in a reclining position).<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Architecture features:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are renowned for their <\/span><b>intricate carvings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>distinctive rock-cut architecture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The caves are <\/span><b>four stories high<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with each floor featuring unique carvings and architectural elements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>ground floor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a large open hall with <\/span><b>sculptures of Lord Vishnu and other Hindu deities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>second floor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contains <\/span><b>small cells with intricate carvings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> depicting different stories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>third floor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> houses a <\/span><b>massive reclining statue of Lord Vishnu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one of the cave&#8217;s main attractions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>fourth floor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contains a <\/span><b>small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing a place for worship and meditation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><b>underground passage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is believed to connect the caves to the <\/span><b>Krishna River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carvings depict <\/span><b>scenes from Hindu mythology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reflecting India&#8217;s rich artistic heritage.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: For two days, the 7th-century Undavalli Caves became a vibrant venue for the first Andhra Pradesh Telugu Mahotsavam, celebrating the Telugu language, literature, music, poetry, folk songs, storytelling, and cultural traditions. About Undavalli Caves They are a monolithic caves are example of Indian rock-cut architecture.\u00a0 Location: They are located near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0 They&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/undavalli-caves\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Undavalli Caves<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,12039,11211],"tags":[11872,11074],"class_list":["post-368395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}