In the quiet village of Pinakadimi, Eluru district, a routine tea break turned into an extraordinary moment
of discovery for Dr. Emani Sivanagireddy, CEO, Pleach India Foundation.. Resting in a modest
thatched tea stall, he noticed intricate carvings on the central “pole.” Closer inspection revealed it to be a 32-fluted Buddhist pillar from the 5th century CE, a relic of the Salankayana period. 

When Dr. Sivanagireddy shared its historical significance, the astonished villagers realized they had been unknowingly safeguarding a 1,500-year-old treasure. When Dr. Reddy returned to the village two weeks later, he was extremely elated to see that the villagers removed the pillar from the stall…