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Nagarjuna Sagar called 'Vijayapuri' in
ancient times is an important Buddhist site
located 150 kms from Hyderabad.
Nagarjunasagar is named after the Buddhist
saint Acharya Nagarjuna, one of the
outstanding Buddhist teachers in the Andhra
Kingdom. The relics of Buddhist civilisation
dating back to the 3rd Century A.D. that
were excavated here are carefully preserved
on the picturesque island Nagarjuna konda
situated in the centre of a man-made lake.
The Nagarjunasagar Dam is the tallest
masonry dam in the World. The Museum at
Nagarjunakonda, which displays relics also
has pre-historic finds in the form of tools
from paleolithic and neolithic times. |
