Salihundam
Salihundam Chaitya Gruha | |
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Protected Buddhist Monument | |
Salihundam Buddhist Stupa | |
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| Coordinates: 18°20′00″N 84°03′00″E / 18.33333°N 84.05000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 532405 |
| Telephone code | 91–08942 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019) |
| Nearest city | Visakhapatnam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Srikakulam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Srikakulam |
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Salihundam, is a village and panchayat in Gara Mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. It is a historically important Buddhist monument of ancient Kalinga and a major tourist attraction It is a village lying on top of the hill on the south bank of the Vamsadhara River. It is at a distance of 5 KM west to Kalingapatnam and 10 KM from Singupuram and 18 KM from Srikakulam town. It was known as Salipetaka (meaning rice emporium in Telugu).