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Pandavula Gutta is an ancient sacred grove and a geological heritage site located in the district of Jayashankar Bhupalpally in the Telangana state. The hill ranges are home for many prehistoric sacred habitations of pancha pandavas and kunti devi of Mahabaratha and paleolithic cave paintings of Mahabaratha and Ramayana. For its sacred and geological significance, the hills are untouched and preserved well by the local community since decades back. The present studies on pandavula gutta carried out as part of the exploration and documentation of the less known sacred groves in the Telangana state. The studies reveal the hill ranges are undisturbed and representing the leftover patch of native vegetation. Exclusively they are very rich in the medicinal plant wealth. From the study area a total of 105 medicinal plants have been reported and discussed in detail in the in the present paper. A few of them are very rare and listed in the IUCN red list threatened category also been reported. The presence of high number of medicinal plants from a small area representing the strength and conservation measures of the ancient sacred caves pandavula gutta.