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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Danthavarapukota
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| other_name = Danthapuri
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| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP30 (Former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |accessdate=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
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'''Danthapuri''' is one of the historical place near Amadalavalasa. It is a village situated on the way from [[Amadalavalasa]] to [[Hiramandalam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Amadalavalasa and {{convert|22|km|mi|abbr=on}} away from [[Srikakulam|Srikakulam Town]].

==Buddhist Monuments==
Ancient Buddha stupas are present in this place. It is believed to be a place of Buddha religion and a shiddhardas living place. It is an important archeological place, called Boudha Gynana dantha puri, where the archeological department found some bricks, pots, nabed wear, terracotta articles, bangles, beads, stone and iron articles. It is elevated in the BC 261 after [[Kalinga War|Kalinga]] battle by [[Ashoka the Great|Ashoka Chakravarthi]]. Kalinga kings made Danthapuri as capital of their region. The Boudha Gynana dantha collected and presented by Arhat Kheru Terudu to Brahmadatta Raja of Kalinga. Brahma Datta Kalinga Raja constructed a monument on Boudha Gyana Dahtha in this place so the place is called Danthapuri.<ref>https://srikakulam.ap.gov.in/cultural-tourism/</ref>
[[File:Buddhist sites Map of Andhra Pradesh.png|thumb|left|270px|Danthapuri is one of the important Buddhist sites of Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080102045721/http://www.srikakulamonline.org/ Srikakulam District Collectorate Portal].
* [http://srikakulam.ap.nic.in/ Srikakulam District], National Informatics Centre - Andhra Pradesh.

[[Category:Villages in Srikakulam district]]
[[Category:Buddhist buildings in India]]

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