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Buddhapada discovered near Khajipet Village in Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. From deccanchronicle.com A set of stone Buddha footprints (Buddhapada in Sanskrit) found at a newly discovered Buddhist archaeological site in Kadapa District, in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, is believed to be the biggest ever identified in southern India. The Buddhapada were reported by Ramakrishna Reddy, a transport conductor for Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corp. (APSRTC), after conducting a survey at the site. The find was subsequently verified by archaeologist Dr. E. Siva Nagi Reddy. “In the recent survey conducted by Y. Ramakrishna Reddy of APSRTC Proddutor depot and me, we noticed the existence of the biggest Buddhapada slabs so far discovered in entire South India in Naganadhuni Kona,” said Siva, who is also the chief executive of the cultural center in the city of Vijayawada. ( Deccan Chronicle ) Naganadhuni Kona is a newly discovered Buddhist site locate...