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Salihundam
18.3333° N, 84.0500° E
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Salihundam, is a village and panchayat in Gara Mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. It is a historically important Buddhist monument of ancient Kalinga and a major tourist attraction It is a village lying on top of the hill on the south bank of the Vamsadhara River. It is at a distance of 5 KM west to Kalingapatnam and 10 KM from Singupuram and 18 KM from Srikakulam town. It was known as Salipetaka (meaning rice emporium in Telugu).
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Early Buddhist flourishing
2nd–3rd centuries
Long-term monument construction
2nd–12th centuries
Modern discovery
1919
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