Nelakondapalli
Dharanigiripuram | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 100 BCE – 300 CE Buddhist stupa complex in village nearby | |
  Nelakondapalli Location in Telangana, India  Nelakondapalli Nelakondapalli (India) | |
| Coordinates: 17°06′00″N 80°03′02″E / 17.100°N 80.0506°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Khammam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 507160 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Nearest city | Khammam |
| Literacy | 66% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khammam |
| Website | www.khammam.nic.in |
Nelakondapally, also referred to as Nelakondapalli or Nela Kondapalli, is a town and headquarters of a mandal in Khammam district, Telangana, India. It is also an archaeological site important to early Buddhism and Hinduism, where excavations have discovered a major stupa site near an ancient manmade lake, another site where Buddhist and Hindu artwork were carved in pre-3rd century India, both sites also yielding hundreds of ancient rare coins with Shaiva and Vaishnava inscriptions from the dynasties of Andhra Ikshvakus and Vishnukundinas. Nelakondapally is also the birthplace of Bhakta Ramadasu.[1]