Belum Caves

The Belum Caves, located in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region, is the second largest cave system on the Indian subcontinent, known for its speleothems, such as stalactite and stalagmite formations. The Belum Caves have long passages, galleries, spacious caverns with fresh water and siphons. This cave system was formed over the course of tens of thousands of years by the constant flow of underground water from the now-disappeared river Chitravathi. The cave system reaches its deepest point at the point known as Pataalaganga. Belum Caves have a length of 3,229 m (10,593.8 ft), making them the second largest caves on the Indian Subcontinent after the Krem Liat Prah caves in Meghalaya. It is one of the centrally protected Monuments of National Importance.

MainWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearchFiles

Wikimedia, Wikidata
show cave, India, 

link={{{3}}}

​ ​ ​

Location: 15.1023, 78.1115, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places

Loading map...

• 

  Belum Caves ⓘ
  caves and archaeological site in India

• 

  Cave research in India ⓘ
  

Frameless

Belum-visitors

Stalactite - Formation

Thousand Hoods

Way to The Banian Tree

Inside the caves

The Fountain at Belum caves

Roof of the Cave

Way to "Pathala Ganga"

The Main Caves

BELUM CAVES-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (161)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Belum Caves	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave research in India	cave	Wikidata
commons	image		Belum-visitors		Commons
commons	image		Stalactite - Formation		Commons
commons	image		Thousand Hoods		Commons
commons	image		Way to The Banian Tree		Commons
commons	image		Inside the caves		Commons
commons	image		The Fountain at Belum caves		Commons
commons	image		Roof of the Cave		Commons
commons	image		Way to "Pathala Ganga"		Commons
commons	image		The Main Caves		Commons
commons	image		BELUM CAVES-Dr. Murali Mohan Gurram (161)		Commons