As part of his campaign, he collected and displayed pieces of ancient temple sculpture - and ... comes from one of the many Orissa Shiva temples. It's a stone slab of about six feet (180 cm ...

A Shiva Lingam is seen between them,” Ramesh added. He further noted the rarity of this discovery, as both the ‘Satikal’ and ‘Nadukal’ were made from a single stone for a couple.

The place is well known for a Shiva temple complex which houses several stone-built artefacts. It is believed that Budhpur was once a well-known pilgrimage. ‘Veer stambhas’ or hero stones at the site ...

Built in the 11th century by Raja Raja Chola I, this temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and features an awe-inspiring 216-foot-tall vimana (tower) that is carved out of a single granite stone.