500 years old ancient Gopinath temple (Photo Credits: ANI)
Bhubaneswar: The upper part of the 500-year-old historic Gopinath Temple, once submerged in Mahanadi in Padmavati village of Odisha, has once again started appearing above the river. The Shivala of this ancient temple submerged in the Mahanadi has suddenly come up in the middle of the river. According to media reports, the history of this temple is linked to the 15th or 16th century. Locals believe that the idol of Lord Gopinath was installed in this temple, which is considered to be the form of Lord Vishnu. Earlier, the upper part of the temple appeared above due to low water level of the river a few years ago and once again the Shivala of this temple has started appearing above the river.
According to the team of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), they have discovered this ancient temple. According to INTACH research scholar Anil Kumar Dhir, the temple and village were submerged in the river when the flood occurred in Mahanadi about one and a half years ago, but the locals here took the idols of God with them He went to a high place.
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Odisha: The upper part of the 500-year-old Gopinath temple, once submerged in the Mahanadi in Padmavati village, has started to reappear over the river. And villages were drowned in the river. “Pic.twitter.com/4pFRegEUQT
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According to the team of INTACH, there are many such temples in Odisha, which are still submerged. There is evidence of the presence of many temples in various rivers of the state. The team says that some of these ancient temples submerged have collapsed, while some temples are still standing. The team says that the Gopinath temple in Padmavati village should be removed from Mahanadi and installed as a model. Also read: Miracle! 500-year-old Gopinath Dev Temple suddenly came out of the Mahanadi in Odisha, dedicated to Lord Vishnu
The height of this ancient temple seen above the river is said to be about 60 feet. Looking at its construction, architecture, it is said that this temple is of the 15th or 16th century. It is said that about 150 years ago there was a severe flood in the river, due to which the temple and the surrounding area was submerged. People living around this temple, seeing the rising water level in the river, went to a high place with the idols sitting in the temple. Local people here say that there were around 22 temples around Padmavati village, which were submerged in Mahanadi.
Significantly, INTACH has started the Documentation of the Heritage of the Mahanadi River Valley Scheme for the discovery of submerged temples in the river. Under this, the historical heritage which is present or submerged from the origin of Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh to Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha is being identified.
