One hundred and ten kilometers from Kurnool under the flat agricultural fields lay a magnificent cave called Bellum Caves. There are wonderful stalactite and stalagmite formations in this cave.
This is the second largest underground cave in India. This cave is 3229 meters long! It has long passages and in some places even some large chambers. Entire cave is aerated artificially through pipes! As we walk along the cave the humidity increases and you start sweating profusely as we go deeper. One needs to carry a bottle of water to drink.
The cave’s deepest point is 120 feet from the ground level. This place is called Padhala Ganga!
They say that this cave was formed when an underground river washed away the soft limestone from the surrounding hard stones. The walls of the caves have deep marks that are the result of erosion caused by the river. The Chambers in this cave are named differently with interesting names. Most of the chambers are not open for tourists. The few accessible places are artificially illuminated and aerated through pumped air from outside. The most beautiful of the lot was the chamber with stalactites in the shape of a banyan tree.
Andhra Pradesh tourism has done a good job of illuminating the entire cave with different colors. Bellum Caves have been adjudged as a "Unique Eco-Tourism Project" by the Government of India.
On the way to the Bellum Caves there is a manificient statue of Buddha. But no information is available why that statue is there or who installed it! But the statue is great looking!
On the way to the Bellum Caves there is a manificient statue of Buddha. But no information is available why that statue is there or who installed it! But the statue is great looking!
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