16th-century soap-stone statues, discovered in 2019, remain in mud Mysore/Mysuru: While scores of Lord Shiva idols (lingas) and his Nandis got a lot of attention and pujas during Mahashivarathri on Tuesday, the ancient and historically significant twin Nandi statues that were discovered at Arasinakere in Jayapura hobli of Mysuru taluk remained in a neglected state,…
Yaduveer visits Nandi Statues site at Arasinakere
July 19, 2019Heritage expert Prof. N.S. Rangaraju finds ‘Sati’ stone dating to Hoysala period Mysuru: Following the discovery of two giant statues of Nandi (sacred bulls) in a nondescript field at Arasinakere in Jayapura Hobli of Mysuru taluk, scion of Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar visited the village to see the statues and take stock…
Face-to-face Nandis buried under earth excavated
July 15, 2019Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had desired to see the monoliths but could not as the area was marooned under water Mysore: Villagers of Arasinakere in Jayapura Hobli of Mysuru taluk have unearthed two giant statues of Nandi (bulls) in a nondescript field that was so far marooned in water. The idols are monolithic and so far were…
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