ASI stumbles upon limestone idol of Kakatiyas’ family deity
By Abhinay Deshpande | Express News Service | Published: 13th August 2017 09:02 AM |
Last Updated: 13th August 2017 09:02 AM | A+A A- |
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HYDERABAD: The Archaeological Survey of India, Southern Region, has stumbled upon a distinctive limestone idol of Kakati Devi, the family Goddess of Kakatiya rulers. The idol was discovered on the premises of Balusulamma Temple at Dharanikota village on the right bank of Krishna river in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. As part of the temple survey project, the ASI is surveying the shrines in Amaravati region in Guntur district, which flourished under the regime of Kakatiya rulers between 11 AD and 13 AD.
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