Yaganti temple mandapam beam breaks
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Illegal mining activity impacting 15th century structure, say temple, ASI officials
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The broken beam at the Yaganti Uma Maheswara temple in Kurnool district on Monday.
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Illegal mining activity impacting 15th century structure, say temple, ASI officials
A stone beam of the mandapam that houses the Nandi idol at the Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara temple in the district broke on Monday afternoon allegedly due to the blasts done at illegal mining sites within a 5 km radius of the temple, Archaeological Survey of India and Endowments Department officials have said. Fortunately, the beam did not collapse but remained intact on one end. None was hurt in the incident.
Posted on January 24th, 2021
Courtesy The Indian Express
Talking about the aim of the exploration, Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel, said, The world should get to know about the Ram Setu through evidence based on scientific research.”
Also, Ram Setu’s age will be ascertained through the study of fossils and sedimentation to see if it correlates with the Ramayana period, sources in the Ministry of Culture told The Indian Express. (Photo: NASA)
The government has approved an underwater research project to ascertain the origins of the Ram Setu a 48-km-long chain of shoals between India and Sri Lanka.
Centre Sanctions Underwater Research Into Ram Setu Origins
The Central Advisory Board on Archaeology approved the proposal for the underwater exploration of the limestone shoals last month, project to begin soon
| 25 Jan 2021 8:47 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The government has given approval to an underwater research project to ascertain the origins of the Ram Setu.
Ram Setu is a 48-kilometer-long chain of limestone sandbars which start from the Dhanushkodi tip of Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and end at Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
Ram Setu is also known as Rama s Bridge or Adam s Bridge or Nala Setu. Pamban Island is also known as Rameswaram Island.
Centre approves underwater study to ascertain origin of Ram Setu
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Published: Monday, January 25, 2021, 11:59 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 25: The Centre has approved an underwater research project to determine how and when the Ram Setu was formed.
The study, which got approved last month, will be conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and National Institute of Oceanography Goa.
File Photo of Ram Setu
The study will also try to find out existence of any submerged habitations around Ram Setu.
Talking about the aim of the exploration, Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel, said, The world should get to know about the Ram Setu through evidence based on scientific research.
Updated Jan 25, 2021 | 07:31 IST
The Central Advisory Board on Archaeology, a body under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), approved the proposal for the underwater exploration project last month. Ram Setu | Photo Credit: PTI
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It will ascertain whether there are any submerged habitations around Ram Setu
The research vessels of NIO, Sindhu Sadhana or Sindhu Sankalp, will be used in this project
New Delhi: The government has given its nod to an underwater research project to determine the origins of the Ram Setu, a 48-km-long chain of shoals between India and Sri Lanka.
Ram Setu, also known as Rama s Bridge or Adam’s Bridge or Nala Setu, is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.