Sand mining has been going on in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh for sometime and now,?a temple-like structure has been unearthed during sand mining in Penna river bed near Perumallapadu village.
According to ANI, the structure is a Shiva temple which locals claim to be 200 years old. The pinnacle of the temple was visible during mining.??
The Hindu reports that the temple like structure is a ¡®historic temple of Nageswara Swamy¡¯.??
As per the report, the temple is ¡®believed to have been consecrated by Lord Parasurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, got buried over a long period of time as river Penna changed its course¡¯.?
Archaeology Assistant Director, Ramasubba Reddy, told The Hindu, ¡°A detailed examination of the site will be made and steps taken to preserve it for posterity.¡±
The probable next step would be the renovation and the restoration of the structure.?
A few days, ago an ancient temple dating back to the 15th or 16th century and submerged for decades, was found by some explorers. The archaeological survey team of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach), claimed the discovery of an ancient submerged temple in the Mahanadi, upstream from Cuttack.?
The temple was successfully located after repeated attempts by Intach¡¯s Project Assistant, Deepak Kumar Nayak. The top of the submerged temple was discovered in the mid-river near Baideswar in the Padmavati area near Cuttack.?
It is believed that the 60 ft submerged temple is from late 15th or early 16th century, considering the construction style of the Mastaka and the materials used for the construction.
According to reports, the location of the temple was known and it used to be visible in the summers; it was last seen eleven years ago. INTACH had launched its project on the Documentation of the Heritage of the Mahanadi Valley early last year.?
A systemic survey of all tangible and intangible heritages of the entire length of the Mahanadi from the source to the sea covering a distance of nearly 1700 km is taking place. A multi-volume report of the nearly 800 monuments that have been documented, would be released early next year. INTACH State convener, Amiya Bhusan Tripathy, says this will be the first-of-its-type study on any river in India and is the pilot project of the INTACH.
Unearthing of old monuments and structure is always interesting as it reveals facts about the era and time they date back to.?