Gandikota
A fort on a gorge where the Penna river has cut three hundred metres into quartzite, called the Grand Canyon of India.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.8134, 78.2848
Get the Gandikota stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gandikota. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gandikota
Chintala Venkataramana Temple 31 km
A Vijayanagara temple at Tadipatri with a stone chariot and carving that repays a whole morning.
Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple 32 km
A Vijayanagara temple at Tadipatri where the linga stands below the river's water table.
Belum Caves 37 km
The longest cave system open to visitors in India at three and a half kilometres, cut by an underground river.
Ahobilam 55 km
Nine Narasimha shrines up a forested hill.
Yaganti Temple 62 km
The Nandi that is said to be growing.
Gooty Fort 76 km
A ruined fort on a rock above Gooty, also called Ravadurg.
Mahanandi 79 km
Spring water so clear the coin at the bottom is legible.
Puttaparthi 88 km
A village that became a town around one ashram.
More famous places to visit in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Gandikota?
Gandikota is in Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chintala Venkataramana Temple (31 km), Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple (32 km), Belum Caves (37 km).
How do I get the Gandikota stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gandikota and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gandikota before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.