INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
There is no information about the temple in Bhasa Bansawali and Gopal Bansawali
Kathmandu, September 7
Work on the under-construction Jaya
Bageshwori temple at Siphal of Kathmandu Metropolitan City has been halted citing the need to carry out further archaeological study after
workers found three pinnacles while demolishing the temple.
The temple was damaged in the 2015 earthquakes
According to Kathmandu Metropolitan City, the reconstruction work has been halted for the time being to study the original structure of the
temple.
The pinnacles are made of unidentified metal and were discovered on the second floor of the temple
Parts of the pinnacles, covered with soil, are damaged and bent due to unknown reasons
Bharat Marasini, chief of Planning Division at the Pashupati Area Development Trust, said the PADT was trying to reach out to persons, who
knew more about the temple
&At first sight, it seems thatthe outer structure of the shrine was constructed by keeping the inner part of the temple intact
We never expected that we would discover such objects of archaeological importance,& he said.
The pinnacles have been handed over to the
Department of Archaeology for further study
The officials also found that the temple walls had two different layers with different colours of soil
This has led the official to speculate that two layers of the temple were built at different times
There is no record to confirm when the temple was constructed.
However, archaeological officer Amrita Maharjan, who is overseeing the
reconstruction work, said the present temple was built in the Lichhavi era as per the inscription on the idol of the Hindu goddess
It was renovated
between 1674 AD and 1680 AD during the reign of King Nripendra Malla.
The temple is on the premises of Pashupati area
Culture expert Govinda Tandon said there was no information about the temple in Bhasa Bansawali and Gopal Bansawali.
Mrityunjay Karmacharya,
former chief priest of the temple, said the temple survived the massive earthquake of 1934.
Reconstruction of the temple hadstarted from
August 29 after performing forgiveness rituals as per vedic tradition.
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