 It was a part of an ancient trading route, and is famous for a major cave with Middle Indic inscriptions in Brahmi script.These inscriptions have been dated between the 2nd and the 1st century BCE, and attributed to the Satavahana dynasty era.The inscriptions are notable for linking the Vedic and Vaishnavism deities, mentioning some Vedic srauta rituals and of names that provide historical information about the ancient Satavahanas.