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Megalithic Burial Site (Kondapur / BJR Nagar)

Also known as: BJR Nagar Stone Circles, Serilingampalle Megaliths

Built
c. 1000 BCE
Status
At risk
Access
ruin
Area
Kondapur

Prehistoric Iron Age stone circle burials situated on a rocky ridge in western Hyderabad, estimated to be between 2,500 and 3,500 years old.

History & Story

Before modern IT parks transformed Serilingampalle and Kondapur, these granite ridges supported thriving Iron Age pastoral and metallurgic communities. The site features stone cairn circles built of massive weathered granite boulders, marking family burial chambers from the first millennium BCE.

Location & Getting There

Area / Locality: Kondapur
Coordinates: 17.46325° N, 78.33407° E
Access: ruin
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Sources & Further Reading

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