By Sarathi
Sirpur (Chhattisgarh), March 6 (ANI):
Archaeologists in Chattisgarh claim to have discovered 7th century idols of Yamraj, the Lord of Death in Hinduism, astride a buffalo and Supasharvanath, a divine figure of Jain faith.
The excavation of lands in search of the Jain monuments is being carried out at Sirpur in Chhattisgarhs Mahasamund District.
"This idol is made of metamorphic rock, which is found in Mahanadi and I found it at a distance of 30-40 feet from the place where I am standing. It is in two parts and a part of a big pillar of some temple. It has a female structure on one of its side and structure of Yamraj sitting on a he-buffalo on the other side, said Arun Kumar Sharma, an archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India.
The idols are believed to be dating back to the seventh century.
"I think this idol belongs to 7th or 8th century, when Jains were in power in Sirpur and Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism had ample patronage from the Kings. We have a number of Jain monuments also," Arun added. Archaeologists hope the latest finding will enable them to uncover the ancient history of Digambar Jains in the region. (ANI
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
MOST VIEWED NEWS
-
-Srinivas Sirnoorkar,Gulbarga In February, a fashion designer, his wife and their young son would be expected to travel to Dubai for the mo...
-
Recently I visited Udaygiri-Khandgiri caves near Bhuvaneshwar in Orissa. While other devotee Jains were putting their heads on the feet of L... -
Ashima Jain celebrating with her family at her house in Karol Bagh in New Delhi on Friday. NEW DELHI: One of the lanes in Karol Bagh has re... -
MUMBAI: An internal inspection by the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) has found the city’s oldest Jain temple, Kot Shantinathj...
-
Bangalore (Karnataka), 15 March 2010: While th entire world will celebrateMahavira Jayanti (Janmakalyanak) on 28th March 2010 with all thega...
-
Neha Pushkarna, TNN FARIDABAD: IIT JEE topper Nitin Jain doesn't see what the fuss is about. The shy teenager says it's a goal he se... -
In a tragic incident, two Jain monks - Shree Jambu Vijay Ji Maharaj Saben and Shri Namaskar Vijay Maharaj Sabeb, walking towards Jaisalmer w...
-
Daily Bhaskar 11th January 2013 In a surprising development, BJP councillors belonging to the Jain community did not take part in a sil...
-
March 8: The state government declared on Monday that along with Muslims and Christians, Jains too will be considered as religious minorit...
-
A question is being asked that How to get a minority certificate? Who will issue a minority certificate etc. The answer is that there is...
No comments:
Post a Comment