Sripura (Archaeological Survey)

by Bikash Chandra Pradhan | 2011 | 37,938 words

This study examines the Archaeological remains of Sripura from the period A.D. 650-800, revealing all varieties of archaeological materials, viz., art and architecture, coins, copper plate and stone epigraphic records and seals etc. highlighting the history and cultural heritage of Shripura. This ancient city was the capital of South Koshala under ...

The discovery of a unique temple in the Surang Teela complex, southwest of main temple in 2005 shows ghat in order to pacify the passion of followers of Vaisnavism and Saivism, the presiding deities of the two sects were installed in a single temple having two north facing garbha-grihas, side by side, the western one housing a standing Visnu image. The brick (32.0 x 16.0 x 5.00 & 35.00 x 17.5 x 5 cm) built temple stood on a nearly 2.0 m high platform consisting of dressed cuddapa slabs, approached by a flight of steps on the north.

The space between the two shrines is 3.70 wide. The outer-walls of the shrines are 1.35 m wide uniformly. Starting from north after the 1.35 m wide wall in between the two shrines a ‘T’ shaped structure of brick walls having stone flooring is formed. The head of ‘T’ is 2.30 m long and 70 cm wide. The side arms of ‘T’ are 65 cm each in length, while the entrance is 1 m wide. Inside the heads of ‘T’ have corbelled brick decoration and plastered with lime plaster. After the entrance there is 1 m long and 1 m wide passage to be followed by 80 cm wide and 4.15 m long another passage half way through the length the pranala of the ‘Yoni peeth’ running concealed towards south. Though the long arm of ‘T’ ends at the funge of the top tier, pranala continues and ends at the border of the main platform. The possibility of any the outlet to this strange ‘T’ shaped formation is nil.

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