BUDAGAVI SHELTER 1
(Uravakonda - IN)
14.972500,77.238300
14.972500,77.238300
Description
On the hill Pedda Konda west of Budagavi / Buddhagavi village, Uravakonda taluka, Anantapur district … »are four rock shelters close to each other with paintings and bruisings on their walls and ceilings. Rock Shelter 1 is located to the right of the cave facing west. It measures 15 m x 20 m, and provides a shaded area of roughly 2 m all around it. Only two complete figures are visible from among the traces of several paintings. One of these is an incomplete figure of an animal which looks like a deer with its head turned backwards. It is done in flatwash …« (CHANDRAMOULI, N. 1991: 72). The rock art is in red.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | BUDA GAVI | ||
| 0.0 | BUDAGAVI SHELTER 2 | ||
| 0.0 | BUDAGAVI SHELTER 3 | ||
| 0.0 | BUDAGAVI SHELTER 4 | ||
| 16.5 | PENNA AHOBILAM | ||
| 45.3 | GOOTY CAVERN (Newbold 1845) | ||
| 62.4 | PANCHALINGALASWAMI GUHA, Pasumanpalli | ||
| 64.7 | GOPAMA GAVI | ||
| 65.3 | KURUVA BALI GAVI |