Beauty of Borra Caves

                    Borra caves is also known as Borra Guhalu(Borra means brain and guhalu means caves) are located in the Araku valley of the Ananthagiri  hills on the east coast of india. They occupy an area of about 2 square km. It is about  800 to 1300 metres in height above sea level.  The entrance of the cave is about 100m horizontally  and 75m vertically height. The caves are one of the largest and most attractive caves in the country. The opening time of borra caves is 10 am and closing time is 5:30 pm.

                  Borra caves are present in the Borra village and panchayat in Ananthagiri mandal in Vishakapatnam( It is also known as VIZAG) district. Borra caves are located at a distanc of 90 km from vizag. It is about 4 hours journey we can go there by Bus, Train or private vechicle. The river GOSTHANI flows beside the caves. We can hear a sound of the flowing GOSTHANI river from inside the cave. These caves are natural caves they are created due to the flow of river from the lime stone area. There is an entry fee of about Rs. 25.

                Shiva lingam is the major attraction found deep in the caves and above it a stone formation of a cow is present. People come here to worship the god and enjoy by watching the caves. Inside the caves shapes such as temple, crocodile, church etc. Are present to capture the imaginations of tourists. The caves are beautifully decorated by mercury, halogen lamps,  and sodium vapour.