Places Near Hyderabad

Nagarjunakonda is a place near Hyderabad that is situated at 150 kilometres. From being a holy place for Buddhists to being a pilgrimage for the pundits of development, this site has certainly seen some excitement in its time. Archaeological digs in the 1920s found the ruins of stupas and chaityas at what must have been one of the largest centres for Buddhist studies in the 2nd century BC. In the 1950s, the government found this the ideal location for a large Dam on the River Krishna. Dedicated archaeologists managed to salvage almost everything, rescuing the ruins brick by brick. The original site has been replicated on a little island that also houses a museum, open Saturday to Thursday.