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Buddhish-Jain sites found in AP


Tuesday, 15 July , 2003, 10:51

Rajahmundry: The Andhra Pradesh Archaeology and Museums Department has come
across ten Buddhist and Jain sites in East and West Godavari districts of
the State.
The sites were found during a recent exploration and epigraphical survey,
Department Assistant Director K Raghunath said.

The first among them was found in Pithapuram when the Endowment Department
personnel were digging the soil for building of a small shrine for
'pada-gaya' at Kukkuteswaraswamy temple. It had brick- and-limestone
buddhist mandapa pillars.

''Pithapuram is otherwise called Peetikapuram. The antiques were
established as early as in second and third century BC. It was between 12th
and 14th century AD that the temple complex was established at Pitapuram,''
he said.

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