గుత్తికొండ బిలం

Guttikonda Bilam - Guthikonda Caves

Useful Information

Location:	Andhra Pradesh 522413. (16.39488, 79.82760)
Open:	All year daily 6-18. [2026]
Fee:	free. [2026]
Classification:	Cave Church
Light:	bring torch
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Guttikonda Bilam, Andhra Pradesh 522413.
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History

1754	Swayamprakasavadha Swamulu builds the Shivalinga, known as the Dark Mallaiah.
2008	Dr. Shabuddin Shaik, biospeleologist at Acharya Nagarjuna University, discovers a new species of micro-crustacean named Andhracoides shabuddin.

Description

గుత్తికొండ బిలం (Guttikonda Bilam) are also written Guthikonda Caves. This is a famous pilgrimage site. Unfortunately we were not able to find out if these are natural or artificial, but we guess they are natural, as there are numerous caves in the area and only a few were used as cave churches. The name is simply derived from the nearby village Guttikonda, and thats not the acgtual name of the cave. The cave with the cave temple is actually named Dakshina Kasi.