India is a land of mysteries. From the drowned city to the twin village, there are many places in the country that hold many mysteries. One of such mysteries is the lost 8th century Kutumbari temple. The temple in Uttarakhand, which was recorded as lost in the records of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has been found again. The recent findings show that the remains are spread all across the village.
The Lost Kutumbari Temple In Uttarakhand
Nestled on the verdant hills at Dwarahat in Almora district, Kutumbari temple was built in the 8th century. The ruins of this temple were found in 2000 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). But mysteriously, these ruins were no longer found there. Looking at this, ASI decided to add its name to the lost records.
The recent findings, however, state that they have been found again. The only difference is that the structure of the temple is no longer there. Instead, the remains of the same can be found spread across the entire village.
The villagers here have used the ruins to build their houses. The survey by ASI that took place in Dehradun Circle states that the ruins that were found in 2000 vanished by 2020. Then, in January 2023, ASI decided to add the name of this temple to the list of 50 lost monuments in India.
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A Part Of Everyone’s Homes
The findings showed that all the villagers used the ruins of the Kutumbari temple to build their houses. The parts of this ancient structure were used in the making of verandas, doors, and courtyards for the houses of the people living here.
The villagers actually did repurpose these ruins and build houses out of them. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) informed us that in Dwarahat, they found more than a dozen houses that have temple material. They expect the number of such houses to be higher.
Manoj Kumar Saxena, superintendent archaeologist, said that there was very little physical evidence of the temple in 1964’s survey. (As per the Times Of India)
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