Thursday, February 26, 2009

Ancient Monolithic Temple Found in Himachal

Archaeologists have found an ancient monolithic Ardhanarishwar temple on the banks of the Beas river. The temple is carved out of sandstone and found in the Mandi river of Himachal Pradesh. The temple was buried beneath sand for several centuries. Recent floods have washed away the silt deposits bringing the temple to view. Waiting for further information on this monolithic structure. Unfortunately, as far as I know, the English newspapers published from India (except The Tribune) have not reported this finding. If we do not take interest in our heritage, how can we expect such structures to survive?

url: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/remains-of-ancient-monolithic-temple-found-in-himachal_100155637.html