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Time of India
26-05-2025
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- Time of India
Durga temple to be repaired by ancient methods
1 2 Vijayawada: The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam (SDMSD) temple atop Indrakeeladri is considering undertaking repair works to address water seepage on the rooftop of the Sanctum Sanctorum, as well as in the main mandapa hall in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum, using ancient conservation methods. The temple's new executive officer (EO) VK Seena Nayak approached K Munirathnam Reddy, epigraphy director (Mysuru) at the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in this regard. They discussed plans to execute the repair works to arrest water seepage from the temple rooftop. During the meeting, Seena Nayak expressed his keenness to carry out the repairs using ancient conservation methods employed at the Srikalahasti, Simhachalam, and Srisailam temples. In those temples, repair works to arrest seepage were done using natural ingredients, which ensure proper preservation of the temple's aesthetics and structural stability for another 200 to 300 years, without causing damage. A by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo s part of the restoration works, traditional materials like lime, jaggery, natural Arabic tree gum, okra, jute, and kadakai paste are being used in place of modern construction methods. Munirathnam Reddy told TOI, "We will rope in the services of the Uttara Devi Charitable Trust, based in Pune, which has successfully executed repair works to arrest rooftop seepages at the Srikalahasti and Simhachalam temples," he said. "The repair works at the Kanaka Durga temple will be taken up after the completion of the ongoing repairs at the Srisailam temple," Munirathnam Reddy added.
New Indian Express
02-05-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
ASI documents 11 ancient inscriptions in Telangana strengthening ties to Asmaka and early Deccan history
HYDERABAD: In a remarkable development that deepens the historical narrative of Telangana, the Epigraphy branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has documented 11 ancient inscriptions dating from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century CE. These newly recorded etchings strengthen the theory that the region was once part of Asmaka — one of the 16 Mahajanapadas mentioned in early Indian texts. Carved into a rock locally known as Sitammalodi near Gattusingaram village in Peddapalli, the inscriptions open a rare window into the socio-political and cultural landscape of the early Deccan, especially during the Satavahana period. The survey was conducted on April 29 and 30 under the leadership of ASI director (Epigraphy) K Munirathnam Reddy with the support of local Forest department. Munirathnam Reddy told TNIE that the Epigraphy branch had earlier confirmed Telangana's connection to Asmaka through an inscription found in Mukkataraopeta, Karimnagar district, about three years ago. 'This latest discovery adds further weight to that historical link,' he remarked. Among the newly discovered inscriptions, one found at the Gundavaram rock shelter is particularly intriguing. Opening with a trident and a damaru — symbols traditionally associated with a religion — it marks the first known appearance of such iconography in an early inscription in South India.
