traffic on merritt parkway Look for the 9m-long monolithic Nandi India s largest at the town s entrance. From here, you can see

Once the Andhran capital and a significant Buddhist centre, Amaravathi is India s biggest stupa (Indian/foreigner 5/100; traffic on merritt parkway h8am6pm), measuring 27m high and constructed traffic on merritt parkway in the 3rd century BC, when Emperor Ashoka sent monks south to spread the Buddha s teaching. Located 60km west of Vijayawada, all that remains are a mound and some stones, but the nearby museum (admission 5; h8am-5pm) has a small replica of the stupa, with its intricately carved pillars, marble- surfaced dome and carvings of scenes from the Buddha s life (no photography allowed in the museum). In the courtyard is a reconstruction of part of the surrounding gateway, traffic on merritt parkway which gives you an idea of the stupa s massive scale. traffic on merritt parkway It s worth the trip, but many of Amaravathi traffic on merritt parkway s best sculptures are in London s British Museum and Chennai s Government Museum in Tamil Nadu.

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Look for the 9m-long monolithic Nandi India s largest at the town s entrance. From here, you can see the temple s Naga-lingam (a phallic representation of Shiva) crowned with a seven-headed cobra. The temple is known for its unfinished Kalyana Mandapam (Marriage Hall), depicting the wedding of Parvati traffic on merritt parkway and Shiva, and its Natyamandapa (Dance Hall), with carvings of dancing gods. The temple s most stunning features, though, are the Natyamandapa s ceiling frescoes.

Bheemunipatnam, 25km north of Vizag, traffic on merritt parkway a former Dutch settlement and the oldest municipality in mainland India, is worth a visit. Here you ll find more bizarre sculptures, a lighthouse dating from 1861, an interesting Dutch cemetery traffic on merritt parkway and Bheemli Beach, where local grommets surf on crude homemade boards. To get here catch bus 999 ( 19), or otherwise a shared autorickshaw