Oravakallu Rock Garden Millions of years of wind and water erosion have chiselled the hillocks around Oravakallu, resulting in a beautiful array of shapes and formations. A section of the rock shelters have been designated as the Oravakallu Rock Garden, where pavements have been built for easy access. 

Overview

The rock garden is a choice spot for rock climbing, bouldering and bird watching. However, you will have to bring your own shoes and equipment. There is also a children's park and gallery of sculptures fashioned from salvaged machine and automobile parts in the rock garden's precincts.A water body courses through the boulders, creating a small gorge in the middle that culminates in a lake.Steps cut into the stones take you to a vantage Point, which has panoramic views of the lake and the surrounding rock formations.

 

Significance

Orvakallu is often used as a location for film shoots. In recent years, rampant mining of quartz and silica that abound in the rocks have posed a threat to the ancient geological formations.

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How to Reach

The closest airport near is in Hyderabad. 

Kurnool is the nearest train station.

It is well connected by Kurnool.

Best time to visit

Highlights

Gol Gumbadh: Built around 1620A0, Gol Gumbadh is the mausoleum of Abdul Wahab Khan, the first Nawab of Kurnool who owed allegiance to the Bijapur Kingdom.

Jagannatha Gattu: As you head south of Kurnool, you will come across a long, narrow strip of hill that has a remarkably gentle incline.

Mahanandi: The most remarkable thing about the shrine at Mahanandi is its temple tank, which is perhaps the cleanest in all of India.

Ahobilam: Amidst the lush verdure of Nallamala Hills stands an important Vaishnava centre known as Ahobilam, which was founded in the early 16th century.

Nawab Bungalow: The ancient abandoned bungalow was largely forgotten until it suddenly gained popularity after being featured in the 2009 Tollywood thriller Arundhati.