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 Raikera Pond
Ponds or water-bodies have been a part of metropolises of ancient time like Sripura. About 1km. away from the Gandhesvara temple a pond known as Raikera, measuring 300sq. yards has come down from that time. Besides serving the purpose of the temple around it provided drinking water to the residents. A legend[1] prevails that when once the pond dried up during a draught situation earthen pot loads of gold were retrieved from the pond and taken away to the confluence of the rivers Mahanadi, Sivnath and Nilgarh. The ruins of a number of small siva shrine with lingams in some of them are found on the sides of the pond.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Sripura, op. Cit., pp. 44-45.