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In a important discovery, a squad from the Telangana’s Department of Heritage has recovered a monolithic clump of megalithic quality burial sites successful Mulugu district, believed to beryllium 1 of the largest concentrations of dolmen burials successful India.
Based connected accusation provided by residents of Motlagudem colony successful Mulugu district, and the directions of Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, a method squad conducted a tract sojourn to the village.
Located 230 kms from Hyderabad, the human-made burial structures were recovered successful and astir Motlagudem colony successful Mulugu district, an authoritative merchandise said connected Thursday (April 2, 2026). They are locally referred to arsenic “Rakasi Bandalu” (giant stones) and “Rakasi Guhalu” (giant caves).
The precocious identified past quality burial sites (in the Godavari stream basin) not lone corroborate the beingness of aboriginal humans successful the portion but besides service arsenic invaluable humanities grounds reflecting their lifestyle, customs, occupations, and societal structures, it said.
In the Eturnagaram Scheduled Area successful the district, including Damaravai, Rangapuram, and successful Mangapet Mandal areas specified arsenic Mallur Gutta, Motlagudem, Chettupalli, and Gundala, hundreds of specified burial sites person been identified, it said.
The megalithic burial sites successful Telangana’s Mulugu are locally referred to arsenic “Rakasi Bandalu” (giant stones) and “Rakasi Guhalu” (giant caves). | Video Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT
The burial structures recovered connected Kappalayi Gutta show the singular accomplishment and craftsmanship of past humans.
The dolmen burials, constructed utilizing astir hewn sandstone slabs, widen crossed areas ranging from 4 to 25 meters. Each operation consists of 4 ample vertical chromatic slabs with a monolithic capstone placed connected top.
Inside each burial, a tiny chromatic trough resembling a sarcophagus is present. Additionally, a vacant abstraction is near successful 1 corner, and the full operation is enclosed wrong a circular chromatic bound partition of astir 10 feet successful radius, it said.
The region betwixt idiosyncratic burial structures ranges from 5 to 100 feet. The layout suggests a well-planned settlement, resembling an organised past township. The capstones utilized for these burials measurement astir 10 to 20 tons each.
"Spread crossed astir 100 acres successful the Kappalayi Gutta region, this whitethorn beryllium 1 of the largest clusters of dolmen burials successful India, according to the method team," the merchandise said.
Over time, immoderate of these burial structures person deteriorated, portion others person been disturbed owed to the usage of chromatic slabs by locals for location construction. Stone troughs recovered wrong the burials person been removed for usage arsenic h2o containers for livestock.
These structures, overmuch similar the pyramids of Egypt, are believed to bespeak a beardown content successful beingness aft decease and rebirth.
Similar burial traditions are wide recovered crossed South India, including successful Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Telangana, it added.
