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No Shivarathri pujas for ancient twin Nandis
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No Shivarathri pujas for ancient twin Nandis

March 3, 2022

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,…

Archaeology Dept. takes possession of Twin Nandis
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Archaeology Dept. takes possession of Twin Nandis

July 16, 2019

Mysore: The two face-to-face giant Nandi statues, unearthed at Arasinakere in Jayapura hobli of Mysuru taluk, has finally caught the attention of the Archaeology Department.  Officials from the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums visited the village yesterday and took the entire site into their possession as they want to carry out further excavation to…

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