Rajesh Verma, Naiduniya, Ujjain (Ujjain News). The remains of the temple excavated from the underground in the courtyard of Mahakal are being given the shape of a Shiva temple under the supervision of archeological scholars. Devotees will once again be able to see how this Shiva temple looked 1000 years ago. The Mahakal Temple Committee says that this temple will be made 36 feet high. It may take six months to rebuild it.
About two years ago, the base of the Shiva temple was found during the excavation being done for reconstruction here. Along with this, the ruined remains of the temple and ancient idols like Shivlinga were also found. The temple committee had informed the Madhya Pradesh Archaeological Department about the discovery of the ancient wealth. After this, a team of archeological experts from Bhopal reached Ujjain and investigated the archaeological remains.
The temple was damaged by the invaders
During investigation it was found that the Shiv temple is about a thousand years old, at that time it was damaged by invaders. The department decided to rebuild the temple at the same place to preserve the ancient architecture.
About six months ago, the scattered remains were matched and numbered for reconstruction. Now the stones are being joined according to the numbers. Archaeological officer Dr. Ramesh Yadav said that the work of joining the remains of the temple excavated from the underground has begun. If there is a shortage of any stone, then similar stones are being ordered from other districts of the state. It is taking time to arrange the material, the pace of work is also slow due to the rainy season.
In this way, the Bateshwar temple group was built from the ancient ruins
According to the Archaeological Department, a group of 200 temples was built during the reign of the Gurjar-Pratihara dynasty between the 8th and 10th centuries, located 25 kilometers from Morena district headquarters, this place is identified as Bateshwar Temple Group.
According to the Archaeological Department, these temples were destroyed in the 13th century due to some disaster like earthquake or flood. Its ancient remains were present. Bateshwar was included in the list of protected sites in 1920, but its conservation work was started in the year 2005 by the then Superintendent of the Archaeological Department KK Mohammad and 60 temples were built in their old form by picking up the stones lying in ruins.
Due to lack of budget, the renovation work stopped about 14 years ago. Two and a half years ago, Sudha Murthy of Infosys Foundation provided financial help, due to which the biggest temple of Bateshwar, Vishnu Math Mandir, has been built again in its old form.