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  • Lost Shiva Temple Buried in Sand Discovered by Local Villagers

    06/20/2020 9:32:27 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 53 replies
    HeritageDaily ^ | June 18, 2020 | unattributed
    Villagers from the Perumallapadu village in the Pradesh's Nellore district of India have unearthed the 300-year-old Temple of Nageswara Swamy on the banks of the Penna River. The temple became buried around 1850 when the village became submerged due to flooding. This caused the village to relocate and the resulting build-up of sand dunes in the vicinity swallowed the temple. Due to Covid-19 lockdown, villagers who had heard tales from their elders about a lost temple decided to try and locate it themselves. The temple is a brick-built temple dedicated to the Hindu deity, Lord Nageshwara (Shiva) and was built...