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Buddha Park, Eluru

Eluru park where a 74-foot Buddha statue rises from the middle of an old Chalukya-era pond

Photo: IM3847 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

Eluru Buddha Park is built around an old pond in Eluru, the city once called Helapuri and a former capital of the Vengi dynasty. Known as Gaja Vallivari Cheruvu or Gajjalavari Cheruvu, the pond goes back to the Chalukya period, when elephants came to it to drink.

A Buddha statue 74 feet tall now stands in the middle of the water. A footbridge leads out to it, with sculptures in the Amaravati tradition decorating its railings and the statue's pedestal, and a painting gallery has been set up to present the Buddha's teachings. The park was opened by Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, the last Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Buddha Park, Eluru: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.