An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c44.185

v2.c44.185

**Ramatirtham,** Dt Visakhapatnam. To the n. of the village at a distance of about 12 km to the n.-e. of Visakhapatnam rises a range of precipitious hills chiefly consisting of bare solid rock. One of them, known as the Gurubhaktakonda, has on its side the extensive ruins of a Buddhist monastery on a wide ledge situated at a height of over 150 m. At the w. end of this monastery are the foundations of a large *stūpa* by a tank. To the e. of the *stūpa* is a *caitya*.