🌺Remnants of our Glorious Past🌺
0n 30th October 2020, a stone murti of Surya Dev, dated back to 10th century, was found in the farmland of Harijan Vannurappa at Kalagodu village in Gummagatta mandal of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
0n 30th October 2020, a stone murti of Surya Dev, dated back to 10th century, was found in the farmland of Harijan Vannurappa at Kalagodu village in Gummagatta mandal of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.
While Vannurappa’s son Nagendra was tilling the land, his plough hit the two-foot granite stone murti with two lotus flowers in both hands. Situated on the banks of the Vedavathi river,..
..the iconography is similar to some other sculptures found in this region and the locals said there could be some more such sculptures in the vicinity.
He immediately informed Rayadurg Heritage Association secretary Gudekota Siva Kumar,..
He immediately informed Rayadurg Heritage Association secretary Gudekota Siva Kumar,..
...who after inspecting the idol and cleaning it, sent pictures of it to historian Emani Siva Nagireddy, who is CEO of Cultural Centre of Vijayawada and Amaravati.
The historian, based on the sculpting style of the idol, confirmed that it belonged to the period of the Nolamba kings, who ruled the region (large parts of Karnataka and some areas in Andhra Pradesh now) for over 300 years.
Jayatu Sanatan🙏🕉
Jayatu Sanatan🙏🕉
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