By Road
Dhulikatta is a small village located at around 28Km from Karimnagar city and 5Km from Eligedu & Julapalli Mandal headquarters. One can follow the Karimnagar-Katnapalli-Eligedu-Dhulikatta route to reach this place. Katnapalli is located on Rajiv Rahadari(SH1) connecting Karimnagar-Peddapalli at a distance of around 20Km.
The actual Stupa is 4Km inside the village located on the banks of Hussainimiya Vagu amidst the agricultural lands. This place is not reachable on a car. You can go on a 2-wheeler to some distance and take a walk from there to reach this rather neglected historical monument.
By Rail
The nearest railway station is 'Peddapalli' which is located on the NewDelhi<->Kazipet line. Dhulikatta is around 23Km from there.
Profile
Dhulikatta is an important Buddhist site which contains many Buddhist stupas of the Satavahana period and one of the 30 walled cities mentioned by Megasthanes in his travel account, the Indica. Excavations have dated the site to have flourished between the 2nd Century BC to 2nd Century AD. The artifacts unearthed include remains of gateways built of light bricks, Mahastupas, residential houses, wells, punch-marked coins, Roman and Satavahana coins and seals. Experts estimate that forty-seven slabs were used to decorate the dome of the Stupa here. Remains of Chatra, Buddhapada, Charmachakra Stupa etc used to symbolically represent Buddha were found here. Other excavations have discovered Brahmi inscriptions on ayaka slabs and an ivory seal at the site. The bronze/copper idol of mother and child known as Ankadhatri is another important find.
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