After seeing the design of Lord Vishnu’s temple, 500 years old, it is being speculated that it will be of 15th or 16th century. The temple is about 60 feet high.
Nayagarh People living in the Padmavati river in Nayagarh in Odisha were surprised when they saw the 500-year-old Lord Vishnu ‘s temple coming out of the river . The team of archaeologists of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) said that they have discovered this temple and after looking at the design of this temple, it is being speculated that it will be in the 15th or 16th century. The idol of Gopinath (Lord Vishnu) was enshrined in this temple, which the people of the village took with them.
The team of archaeologists of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage told that the temple forehead between the Mahanadi branch Padmavati river near Baideshwar in Nayagarh, OdishaIs clearly visible Archaeologist Deepak Kumar Nayak told that his team had received information that the place where the river Padmavati is now, there was a village earlier and there were many temples. He told that the temple whose head is visible from the river is about 60 feet high. Looking at the design of the temple, it is being speculated that this temple is of the 15th or 16th century.
An archaeological survey team from the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has claimed that they have discovered an ancient submerged temple in the Mahanadi upstream at Cuttack in Odisha. The temple dates back to the 15th Century. Here are a few pictures.
It is said that the place where this temple is found is called Satpatana. There used to be seven villages here. People from seven villages used to worship Lord Vishnu in this temple. About 150 years ago, the river changed its course and the floods engulfed the entire village. Seven villages of seven were absorbed into the river and the temple was completely submerged in water. Deepak Kumar told that this incident will be around the 19th century. Seeing the flow of water, the people of the village took out the idol of Lord Vishnu from the temple and went to a high place.
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There were 22 temples around Padmavati village
Locals say that there were 22 temples around Padmavati village. When the river has changed here, all the temples are submerged under water. After about 150 years, the forehead of the temple of Lord Gopinath Dev has once again appeared on the outside. After seeing the head of the temple submerged in the river, now the team of archaeologists have started collecting papers of historical heritage around the river. INTACH’s Project Coordinator Anil Dhir said that after this success, we are now searching for more temples and heritage in a radius of five kilometers around the temple.
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