Tours and Excursions in Kurnool
Edit ThisBelum Caves:
Belum Caves are named after the old Sanskrit word for cave, Bilum. It seems the nearby village Belum was also named after the caves. In the local Telugu language it is called Belum Guhalu .
Belum caves were recently developed by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC). The state spent 10 Mio Rupia to develop the cave with a staircase and three ventilation shafts. Saptasvarala Guha or Musical chamber was recently discovered. Its peculiarity are apparently the metallic sounds of the stalactites. Not really special, as all stalactites on earth sound like this when hit with a wooden stick or the finger knuckles. Many show caves make this a tourist attraction and tour guides play a melody on the stalactites. Luray Caverns in the U.S.A. even has a Stalacpipe Organ , a mechanic organ for playing on stalactites. The cave is entered by a staircase down a sinkhole to a level about 20m below ground. Most of the cave system is developed at this level, and the tour path is rather level from now on, following the main passage. As it is uncommon for foreign tourists to visit the caves on their own, the APTDC offers package tours for Ahobilam, Alampur, Mahanandi, Srisailam, Mantralayam and other places. The one day trips by coach include the coach ride, the cave visit and other sights. The novelty of the cave and the immense advertisement resulted in a real rush to the cave. In the first six months the cave was visited by more than 60,000 people, and each Sunday 3,00 people visit the cave.It is too hot inside the caves and people comming out with wet cloths is common sceen.Special exhaust fans help draing out the hot air out to some extent.
Deep down the cave has a lime stone formation which resembles the lord Siva's idol and is called "Koti Lingalu" in local language.
The excavations are still going on.The lighting effects further lighten the natural beauty.It is a life time experience So, when you make a tour to AP dont miss it.
( Information updated by...Shravan Kumar T)Mahananadi
Edit ThisThe Eastern Ghats stretching along the eastern side of the Deccan abound in many important and sacred shrines like Tirupati, Ahobalam, Srisailam and Simhachalam. The common feature of these temples is the thick forests in which they are situated and the peaceful and calm surroundings in which the devotee can worship the Lord with one-pointed concentration. Across the Kurnool district the Ghats run in two parallel ranges. The range that lies towards the east is called the Nallamalai, and Mahanandi is situated in one of these hills. It can be approached from Nandyal, which is a more..
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