Pandavula Guhalu

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According to local folklore, the Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata spent a portion of their exile period in these rock shelters of Pandavula Guhalu. However, anthropological evidence shows that the caves have been inhabited by humans long before the great epic was written. In 1990, the discovery of paintings on the rock wall confirmed that the cave was inhabited during the Mesolithic age (about 10,000 years ago). It has been designated a geological heritage site by the Geological Survey of India. Ever since the discovery, the forest department of Telangana has been coming up with various activities, including rock-climbing and stargazing, to turn the geological wonder into an eco-tourism hub.