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Srikakulam district · buddhist

Salihundam

Buddhist stupas on a hill above the Vamsadhara

October to Februarybest timeDay tripideal₹100–400per person / day

About Salihundam

A hilltop complex of stupas, chaityas and monastic cells on the south bank of the Vamsadhara, occupied from the 2nd century BCE to the 12th century CE. Relic caskets and Tara and Marichi images found here are in the site museum; the river view alone justifies the climb.

Why visit

  • Layers of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana history
  • River and delta views
  • Rarely crowded

Things to do

01Stupa terraces
02Site museum
03Kalingapatnam beach