ASI Declares Odisha's Swapneswar Mahadev Temple as Protected Monument

ASI declares Odisha's Swapneswar Mahadev temple as protected monument

Bhubaneswar, Jul 5 (PTI) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has declared Swapneswar Mahadev temple, built in 6th-century, as a protected monument site.The Shiva temple is located at Punjiama village in Banpur block of Khurda district."In exercise of the powers conferred by...the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, the Central Government hereby declares that the ancient monument specified…to be of national impo…

Odisha: ASI declares Swapneswar Mahadev Temple in Khordha as ‘protected monument’

Khordha, July 7: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officially declared the ancient Swapneswar Mahadev Temple in Punjiama village under Banapur block of Odisha’s Khordha district as a ‘protected monument’.The announcement comes after the Government of India issued a gazette notification on July 3, which acknowledged the temple's deep historical and cultural importance. According to sources from the ASI, the Swapneswar temple is a unique pa…