Sustainable Tourism With Due Emphasis On Mudumal Monolithic—A Tribal Belt Of Telangana State

Abstract

Sustainable tourism embodies an emerging framework within the tourism sector, prioritizing the conservation of ecological resources, the empowerment of local populations, and the promotion of cultural heritage. Its objective is to alleviate the detrimental environmental, social, and economic consequences of tourism while enhancing its beneficial effects. Mudumal showcases advanced prehistoric knowledge of astronomy and mathematics while being deeply rooted in local cultural traditions.  These towering monoliths, some reaching up to 5–6 meters in height, and are unique due to their sheer scale, alignment in rows, and possible celestial significance—suggesting early knowledge of astronomy. This site takes us back in time, giving us a glimpse into the ritual and cosmological beliefs of our megalithic cultures/  This empirical study analyzed with a sample of 280 respondents at Mudumal area, adopted purposive sampling technique, evaluate  statistical tool such as chi-square test has been adopted to analyze and present the results of the appropriately.