Ujjain: The Shiva temple has emerged in excavations 35 km away from Ujjain city of MP. In fact, due to excavations at Kalmoda on Badnagar Road in Ujjain, the Shila Lekh architectural block of the 1000-year-old temple of Parmar and Shiva, Vishnu, Nandi Jalhari have come out in a fragmented state. Due to the excavation that started two years ago, it was speculated that there could be a sanctum sanctorum here. Subsequently, a team from Bhopal Archaeology Department conducted a survey and the excavation was started under the supervision of Archaeological Research Officer Dr Dhurvendra Jodha. In this, the team of experts has got the sanctum sanctorum. A large Shivalinga has also been found.
The same Archaeological Research Officer Dr Dhurvendra Jodha said that the length of the temple found due to excavation is about 15 meters. There must have been a huge temple at that time. He said that the excavation work in village Kalmoda in Ujjain was going on for the last one year, but had to be stopped due to the second wave of Corona.
The Archaeological Research Officer said that now after the start of the work, Shiva's sanctum sanctorum has been found in the temple. It is the remains of the Parmar carpet temple. The entire remains in the Jaldhari, fractured condition, Kalash, Amla, Amal Sarika, Stambh part, Lata Vallabha, Konak temple architectural block have been found due to excavation. The excavation work is still going on. Research Officer Wakankar Archaeological Research Institute Bhopal Dr Dhuvendra Singh Jodha said that two years ago, we were given a village-to-village survey here. In this survey, when we came here first, we found some remains here. After inspecting it was decided that we have to do excavation work here. Then when the excavation work was carried out with the permission of the commissioner, the remains of the temple came to the fore.
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