Ancient Lion Sculpture Found During Excavation For Puri Heritage Corridor
NDTV
The East Ganga Dynasty had ruled Kalinga, the ancient name of Odisha, from the early 5th century to the early 15th century. This is the third such lion sculpture found during excavation works in the 75-metre periphery area of the Jagannath temple for the Puri Heritage Corridor Project.
A ancient sculpture of a lion was found during excavation for the controversial heritage corridor project in Odisha's Puri, which could date back to the Ganga dynasty, the Archeological Survey of India or ASI has said.
The East Ganga Dynasty had ruled Kalinga, the ancient name of Odisha, from the early 5th century to the early 15th century.
The ancient lion sculpture was found on the premises of the Emar Mutt near the 12th-century Jagannath Temple.
The ASI's Bhubaneswar Circle Superintending Archeologist Arun Kumar Mallick, along with a team of experts, rushed to Puri for inspection of the recovered lion sculpture which was partly damaged.
