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Odisha: 500-year-old temple submerged in Mahanadi river resurfaces

The 60-feet high temple has an idol of Lord Gopinath (Vishnu)

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Remains of an ancient temple have been discovered from the Mahanadi river in Bhapur block of Nayagarh district of Odisha.

The development occurred during the documentary project of Mahanadi Valley Heritage Sites. It is being said that the temple is at least 500 years old. 

A team of archaeologists of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) are claiming to have discovered this temple.

The 60-feet high temple has an idol of Lord Gopinath (Vishnu). Its structure can be estimated to be of the 15th or 16th century.

According to locals, there used to be a village named Padmavati here in the 1800s. Due to frequent floods in the Mahanadi, this village submerged in the river. People moved to a higher place, but some of the art and culture of the village sank in the river. People say that it is part of the ancient Gopinath temple.

According to the researchers, the place where this temple is found is called Satpatana. There used to be seven villages here and people from those villages used to worship Lord Vishnu in this temple. Padmavati village was also one of these seven villages. Later, due to repeated floods in the river, the village got engulfed in the river and the people here settled in high places.

It is also being said that in the village named Borehi in the 1800s, a temple got absorbed in the river in a similar situation. Presently, the temple's facade is visible from Balunkeshwar Ghat in Padmavati village. Local people have demanded historical research here.

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