Pandavula Gutta : Geo-heritage Site In Telangana
Pandavula Gutta has been officially recognised as the sole Geo-heritage site in Telangana. “Geoheritage” is a generic but descriptive term applied to sites or areas of geologic features with significant scientific, educational, cultural or aesthetic value.
- Pandavula Gutta is a geological marvel older than the Himalayan hills.
- It is located in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana is home to many prehistoric habitation sites.
- It is rich in terms of number of paintings, rock shelters and its habitation, right from the mesolithic to medieval times.
- The paintings feature geometrical designs and impressions in green, red, yellow and white pigment colours.
- These cave paintings offer a rare glimpse into the prehistoric man’s rock art identified on walls and ceilings of caves, rock shelters and isolated boulders.
- The rock art paintings depict wild life like Bison, Antelope, Tiger, Leopard etc. Other shapes like swastika symbol, circles and squares, weapons such as bows, arrows, sword and lancer etc are present in these paintings.
