Tuesday, 24 January 2017

NAGARJUNA SAGAR


NAGARJUNA SAGAR

This is a beautiful dam across the mighty Krishna River. It is situated in a picturesque environment and serves multipurpose. The ancient name of the place was Vijayapuri. It was the ancient capital of the Ikshvaku Empire. In 1926, the initial excavations were carried out here. Some fascinating relics, Mahachaita, the sacred Buddhist stupa, the ramshackle remains of a once sturdy university, vihara etc recovered here. He also discovered the ancient creativity and reticent ruins of a number of great ancient monuments.

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