Lok Sabha Question No. 4985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Protected Monuments in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: VENKATESWARA RAO MAGANTTI, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.3.2018

## PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

4985. SHRI MAGANTTI VENKATSWARA RAO (BABU) : SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  protects  monuments  of  cultural  importance  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of protected monuments of cultural importance in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) The Government of India protects monuments of national importance as per the provisions under Sections 2(a) to 8 of  Ancient  Monuments  and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
- (c) The details are at Annexure.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART (c) OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4985 FOR 26.3.2018 LIST  OF  MONUMENTS/SITES  DECLARED  AS  OF  NATIONAL  IMPORTANCE UNDER  THE  JURISDICTION  OF  ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SURVEY  OF  INDIA  IN

ANDHRA PRADESH

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Monument                                                                    | Taluka                            | District   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------|
|        1 | Hill Fort and buildings therein and the fortifications at the foot of the hill.         | Gooty                             | Anantapur  |
|        2 | Madhavaraya temple (old Vishnu temple)                                                  | Gorantla                          | -do-       |
|        3 | Outer wall of the Mahalakshmi temple                                                    | Goripalli                         | -do-       |
|        4 | Group of sculptures                                                                     | Hemavati                          | -do-       |
|        5 | Group of old temples together with adjacent land                                        | Hemavati                          | -do-       |
|        6 | Large dolmen on a rocky hillock                                                         | kalyandurg                        | -do-       |
|        7 | Mallikarjuna (siva) temple                                                              | Kambaduru                         | -do-       |
|        8 | Virabhadra temple                                                                       | Lepakashi                         | -do-       |
|        9 | Basavannah temple                                                                       | Lepakashi                         | -do-       |
|       10 | Hill fort                                                                               | Madakasira                        | -do-       |
|       11 | Large bastion and an old gateway                                                        | Madakasira                        | -do-       |
|       12 | Extensive hill-fortress with outlying fortification excluding the fort gate             | Rayadurg                          | -do-       |
|       13 | Palace and two temples of Rama and Krishna                                              | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       14 | Chintalarayaswami temple                                                                | Tadpatri                          | -do-       |
|       15 | Rameswaraswami temple                                                                   | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       16 | Sitatirtham steeped well with entrance in the from of a bull                            | Penukonda                         | -do-       |
|       17 | The Hill fort and northern gateway with inscriptions                                    | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       18 | The citadel and ruined buildings on the hill                                            | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       19 | Watch tower known as Rama's bastion                                                     | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       20 | Small pavillion                                                                         | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       21 | Old gopuram                                                                             | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       22 | Old stamba or lamp pillar in the sub collector's office compound                        | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       23 | Hill fort and a large wall                                                              |                                   | -do-       |
|       24 | Lower Fort and structure                                                                | Chandragiri                       | Chittoor   |
|       25 | Upper Fort                                                                              | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       26 | Venkateswara Vishnu temple                                                              | Mangapuram (hamlet of Mittapalam) | -do-       |
|       27 | Chennakeswaraswami temple                                                               | Sompalle                          | -do-       |
|       28 | Fort                                                                                    | Gurramkonda                       | -do-       |
|       29 | Lower Fort , Center Fort wall, moat, old fort gateway, old hanuman temple, old mandapam | -do-                              | -do-       |
|       30 | Palliswara Mudaiya Madeya temple                                                        | Kalakada                          | -do-       |

|   31. | Parasuramesvara temple                                                                               | Gudimallam                      | -do-     |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
|    32 | Mahal                                                                                                | Gurramkonda                     | -do-     |
|    33 | Bhimeshwara swamy temple                                                                             | Pushpagiri, (hamlet of kotluru) | Cuddapah |
|    34 | Indranadheshwara swamy temple                                                                        | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    35 | Kamalasambnashwara swamy temple                                                                      | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    36 | Raghaveswara swamy temple                                                                            | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    37 | Sivakesavaswamy temple                                                                               | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    38 | Trikoteswara swamy temple                                                                            | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    39 | Vaidhyanadha swamy temple                                                                            | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    40 | Ancient Village sites                                                                                | Paddamudiyam                    | -do-     |
|    41 | Kondarama temple                                                                                     | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    42 | Mukundesvara temple with inscriptions                                                                | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    43 | Narasimha temple                                                                                     | -do-                            | -do-     |
|    44 | Vigneswara swamy temple                                                                              | Chilamakuru                     | -do-     |
|    45 | Remains of the buried jain temple                                                                    | Danabalapadu                    |          |
|    46 | Fort with enclosed ancient buildings, Madhavaperumal temple                                          | Gandikota                       | -do-     |
|    47 | Visvanatha swamy temple                                                                              | Sivalpallu                      | -do-     |
|    48 | Saumyanatha temple                                                                                   | Nandalur                        |          |
|    49 | Athirala parasurama temple                                                                           | Poli                            |          |
|    50 | Sri Kodandarma swamy temple and adjoining buildings                                                  | Vontimitta                      | Cuddapah |
|    51 | Fort , Moat and buildings                                                                            | Siddhout                        | Cuddapah |
|    52 | Old Vishnu temples with inscriptions                                                                 | Peddanudiyam                    | Cuddapah |
|    53 | Agatheswar Swami Temple                                                                              | Chilamkur                       | Cuddapah |
|    54 | Ruined Buuddhist stupa and other remains                                                             | Amaravati                       | Gumtur   |
|    55 | Inscribed rock to the west of Dharanikota                                                            | Amaravati                       | -do-     |
|    56 | Fort in ruins                                                                                        | Dharanikota                     | -do-     |
|    57 | Ancient siva temple with inscription                                                                 | Ayyangaripalam                  | -do-     |
|    58 | Bhavanarayana temple                                                                                 | Bapatla                         | -do-     |
|    59 | Ruined Buddhist stupa                                                                                | Bhattiprolu                     | -do-     |
|    60 | Kapoteswara temple with the inscriptional monuments within the temple site(slabs in the temple site) | Chejerla                        | -do-     |
|    61 | Mounds with ancient remains                                                                          | Grandhesirl                     | -do-     |
|    62 | Inscribed marble pillar near the Gopala temple                                                       | Ipuru                           | -do-     |
|    63 | Ancient Buddhist remains and Brahmi inscriptions on the mound                                        | Manchikallu                     | -do-     |
|    64 | Mounds with ancient remains                                                                          | Velpur                          | -do-     |
|    65 | Fort-storeyed rock-cut Hindu temple                                                                  | Undavalli                       | -do-     |
|    66 | The Sculptures, carvings, images or other like objects discovered within the revenue limit           | Buddam                          | -do-     |

|   67. | Mound                                                                                                                                                                    | Nagulavaram                 | -do-          |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|    68 | Hill of Nagarjunakonda with the ancient remains                                                                                                                          | Pullareddigudem (Agarharam) | -do-          |
|    69 | The Sculptures, carvings, images on the ancient mound                                                                                                                    | Pullareddigudem             | -do-          |
|    70 | Reconstructed monumets at Anupu and Nagarjunklonda hilltop                                                                                                               | Nagarjunakonda              | Guntur        |
|    71 | Mounds containing Buddhist remains such as stupas                                                                                                                        | Adurru                      | East Godavari |
|    72 | Rock-cut caves and cisterns and remains of Buddhist Stupas, Chatyas and Viharas (monasteries) on the hill pandavula or pandavakonda                                      | Kapavaram                   | -do-          |
|    73 | Buddhist remains at Kodavali                                                                                                                                             | Kodavali                    | -do-          |
|    74 | Bhimeswara temple                                                                                                                                                        | Samalkot, Bhimavaram        | -do-          |
|    75 | Bhimeswara temple                                                                                                                                                        | Draksharama                 | -do-          |
|    76 | Gollingeswara group of temples                                                                                                                                           | Biccavolu                   | East Godavari |
|    77 | Monolithic Ganesh Image                                                                                                                                                  | -do-                        | -do-          |
|    78 | Ancient site and remains comprised in survey plot No. 37                                                                                                                 | Munagacherla                | Krishna       |
|    79 | Ancient site with the mound marking the Buddhist Stupas in it.                                                                                                           | Alluru                      | -do-          |
|    80 | Buddhist remains in a mound                                                                                                                                              | Ghantasala                  | -do-          |
|    81 | Mound containing Budhist remains and ancient village site.                                                                                                               | Gudivada                    | -do-          |
|    82 | Hillock containing the mound marking the ancient remains of Budhist stupas situated on it                                                                                | Gummadiduru                 | -do-          |
|    83 | Bandar Fort 1) Armoury known as Fort and customs office, Bandar Fort customs office, 2) Belfry                                                                           | Masulipathnam               | -do-          |
|    84 | Dutch cemetry                                                                                                                                                            | -do-                        | -do-          |
|    85 | Buddhist remains of a Stupa on the hill                                                                                                                                  | Jaggayyapeta                | -do-          |
|    86 | Four pillars in the ruined mandapam in Jammidoddi                                                                                                                        | Vijayawada                  | -do-          |
|    87 | Two rock-cut cave temples on the Indrakila hill known as Akkanna caves Kiratarjuna pillar and slab the Indrakila hil Inscribed pillar and slab in Malleswaraswami temple | -do-                        | -do-          |
|    88 | Rock-cut cave temples on the Hill                                                                                                                                        | Mogalrajapuram              | -do-          |
|    89 | Sculptures, carvings, images other like objects found in the vicinity of the old Mosque                                                                                  | Gudur                       | -do-          |
|    90 | Inscribed Pillar and slab in Mallesvarasvami temple                                                                                                                      | Vijayawada                  | -do-          |

|   91. | Kiratharjuna Pillar on the Indrakilla Hill                                                                                                                                    | Vijayawada                     | -do-       |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
|    92 | Ruined fort and buildings therein except Ramazan masjid                                                                                                                       | Adoni                          | kurnool    |
|    93 | Inscribed stone lying to the east of siva temple                                                                                                                              | Rayachoti                      | -do-       |
|    94 | Inscribed boulder bearing Andhra records of 150 A.D.                                                                                                                          | Chinnakadaburu                 | -do-       |
|    95 | A prominent granite hillock bearing Asokan inscriptions                                                                                                                       | Jonnagiri                      | -do-       |
|    96 | The One Asokan inscription, Two early Chalukya inscriptions and One late Chalukya inscriptions.                                                                               | Rajulamandagiri                | -do-       |
|    97 | Mausaleum known as Abdul Wahab Khan's Tomb and adjoining buildings                                                                                                            | Kurnool                        | -do-       |
|    98 | Gateways and the bastions of the old fort, viz 1) Bastion No.1 Beach Ghantki Buruzu 2) Bastion No. 2 Lal Bangalow Buruzu 3) Gateway to Gopala Darwaja 4) Gateway to Panikiddi | Kurnool                        | -do-       |
|    99 | Nandavaram Temple including the sculpture of Subrahamanya                                                                                                                     | Nandavaram                     | -do-       |
|   100 | Old Cave Temple                                                                                                                                                               | Yaganti                        | -do-       |
|   101 | Uma-Mahesvaraswami Temple                                                                                                                                                     | Yaganti                        | -do-       |
|   102 | Mound known as 'Bodipati Dibba'                                                                                                                                               | Ramatirtham (Hamlet of Varini) | Nellore    |
|   103 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                                                 | Ramatirtham                    | Nellore    |
|   104 | Hill Fort with Ancient buildings therein                                                                                                                                      | Udayagiri                      | Nellore    |
|   105 | Krishna Temple in a part of Donka with Gopuram, Kalyanamandapam and Masonry built Tank                                                                                        | Udayagiri                      | Nellore    |
|   106 | Ranganayakula Temple                                                                                                                                                          | Udayagiri                      | Nellore    |
|   107 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                                                | Kanuparti                      | Prakasam   |
|   108 | A group of eight rock-cut temples in Bhairavakonda hill                                                                                                                       | Kottapalli                     | Prakasam   |
|   109 | Chola Temple                                                                                                                                                                  | Motupalle                      | Prakasam   |
|   110 | Ancient Mound                                                                                                                                                                 | Pedaganjam                     | Prakasam   |
|   111 | Pitikeswara group of temples including Approach road                                                                                                                          | Pittikayagulla                 | Prakasam   |
|   112 | Ancient Site                                                                                                                                                                  | Pusalapadu                     | Prakasam   |
|   113 | Remalingesvara group of temples                                                                                                                                               | Satiavel                       | Prakasam   |
|   114 | Ancient Buddhist site                                                                                                                                                         | Kalingapatnam                  | Srikakulam |
|   115 | Sri Somesvara temple                                                                                                                                                          | Mukhalingam                    | Srikakulam |
|   116 | Bhimesvara temple, Mukhalingesvara temple                                                                                                                                     | Mukhalingesvara                | Srikakulam |
|   117 | Buddhist remains: 1) Six Images 2) Three images and some more images on the hill                                                                                              | Salihundam                     | Srikakulam |

|     | 3) One image 4) Three images                                                                                                                                                    |                                       |                 |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 118 | Eastern portion of Salihundam hill containing Buddhist remains ( A Chaitya and four stupas)                                                                                     | Salihundam                            | Srikakulam      |
| 119 | Ancient Buddhist Mounds locally known as 'Dhana Dibbalu'                                                                                                                        | Kotturu (near Gokivada forest)        | Vishakhapatna m |
| 120 | Buddhist rock-cut stupas, Dagabas and caves and the ruins of a structural Chaitya with its outbuilding and other Ancient remains on twoadjoining hills known as Bojjanna Konda. | Sankaram                              | Vishakhapatna m |
| 121 | (Durga Bhairavakonda) having an ancient monument called Durga                                                                                                                   | Nilavati                              | Vizianagaram    |
| 122 | Ruined Buddhist Monastery at Gurubhaktulakonda                                                                                                                                  | Ramatirthalu Ramatirtham              | Vizianagaram    |
| 123 | The old, Dibbesvarasvamipur temple                                                                                                                                              | Sarapalli (Sarapalle)                 | Vizianagaram    |
| 124 | Mounds containing Buddhist remains                                                                                                                                              | Arugolanu                             | West Godavari   |
| 125 | Mounds locally known as Bhimalingadibba                                                                                                                                         | Denduluru                             | West Godavari   |
| 126 | Buddhist monuments 1) Rock-cut temple 2) Large Monastery 3) Small Monastery 4) Brick Chaitya 5) Ruined Mandapa 6) Stone built Stupa and Large group of stupas.                  | Guntupalle                            | West Godavari   |
| 127 | The caves and structural stupa of Archaeological interest on Dharmalingesvarasvami hill                                                                                         | Jilakarragudem (Hamlet of Guntupalle) | West Godavari   |
| 128 | The mounds of Pedavegi : Dibba No.1 Dibba No.2, Dibba No. 3, Dibba No. 4, Dibba No. 5.                                                                                          | Pedavegi                              | West Godavari   |
| 129 | Ancient Mounds                                                                                                                                                                  | Pedavegi                              | West Godavari   |