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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Adurru
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Village]]
| image_skyline = Buddhist Stupa Aduru.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Ruins of a Buddhist stupa at Adurru
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.478552|N|81.954523|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Konaseema district|Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mamidikuduru]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="DCHB_2011"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 5.61
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 4145
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref name="DCHB_2011"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 533247
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'''Adurru''' is a village and a 2nd-century CE [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] archaeological site<ref name=kaushik2016>Garima Kaushik (2016), Women and Monastic Buddhism in Early South Asia, Taylor & Francis, {{ISBN|978-1-317-32939-8}}, Appendix Table 4: Buddhist stupa sites in India, with Ayala projections</ref> in the [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is located in the [[Mamidikuduru Mandal]], on the western bank of Vainateya, a [[distributary]] of the [[Godavari River]],<ref name="JKK_2013">{{cite book |author=J. Krishna Kumari |title=Buddhist Monuments: Their Role in the Development of Tourism in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d0tbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA276 |year=2013 |publisher=Readworthy |isbn=978-81-935345-6-4 |page=276 }}</ref> around 9.5 km from the [[Bay of Bengal]].<ref name="TH_VVS_ignored"/>

== Buddhist site ==

Adurru is the location of an ancient Buddhist site, which is situated on a mound locally known as Dubaraju Gudi<ref name="PRRR_1984">{{cite book |author=P. R. Ramachandra Rao |title=Andhra Sculpture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iIToAAAAMAAJ |year=1984 |publisher=Akshara |page=101 }}</ref> or Dubaraju Dibba.<ref name="PRRR_1984"/> The site was first excavated in 1925,<ref name="JKK_2013"/> and declared a protected monument by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) in 1955.<ref name="TH_VVS_ignored"/> Till 1960, people [[animal sacrifice|sacrificed animals]] at the mound during a two-day annual festival called ''Dubaraju Teertham'', which was held on 13–14 January on the occasion of ''[[Makar Sankranti|Sankranti]]''. However, when the ruins were confirmed to be a former Buddhist site, the site was taken over by the ASI, and all sacrifices were banned.<ref>{{cite book |title=Census of India, 1961: Andhra Pradesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1fccAQAAMAAJ |publisher=Office of the Registrar General |year=1964 |page=66}}</ref>

The ruins of a large [[stupa]] (''maha-stupa''), besides other artifacts, have been discovered at the site. A 2015 ''[[The Hindu]]'' news report, citing the historical evidence found by ASI, claims that the foundation stone for the Adurru Buddhist structure was laid by [[Sanghamitra]], the daughter of the [[Mauryan]] emperor [[Ashoka]], on her way to [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="TH_VVS_ignored">{{cite news |author=VVS Bhaskar |title=Adurru Buddhist site lies ignored |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/adurru-buddhist-site-lies-ignored/article7992854.ece |date=15 December 2015 }}</ref> In contrast, Garima Kaushik in a 2016 comprehensive list of Buddhist stupa sites in Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions, dates this monastic archaeological site to about 2nd-century CE.<ref name=kaushik2016/>

== Demographics ==

According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Adurru covers an area of 5.61 km<sup>2</sup>., with a population of 4,145, including 2,096 males and 2,049 females. 1420 people belonging to the [[Scheduled Castes]] and 47 people belonging to the [[Scheduled Tribes]]. 992 of the villagers are illiterate.<ref name="DCHB_2011">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook – East Godavari |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2814_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20GODAVARI.pdf |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=11 December 2018 |pages=516–518 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buddhist holy sites in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Stupas in India]]
[[Category:Villages in Mamidikuduru mandal]]

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GrettaDumaresq4 at 20:48, 30 March 2026