Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 (See it really does pay to do things the traditional way.) Golden treasure unearthed in TN village Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, Dec 31: The 'Earth Mother Worship' or 'Bhoomi Pooja' for a building, sponsored from the local legislator's constituency development fund, hit a fortune in the form of a golden treasure at Pillayarnatham village near Nilakottai in Dindigul district on Sunday. When the digging to lay the foundation for an open auditorium commenced after the ceremonies, an earthen pot, containing gold coins, was unearthed, much to the surprise of the people of the tiny village. According to police and revenue officials there were 726 gold coins of the size of a 25 paise coin now in circulation, weighing about 100 sovereigns. The coins were handed over to Revenue officials. Interestingly, the building was the first sanctioned under the constituency development fund of the AIADMK legislator Thenmozhi, representing Nilakottai. Bureau Report http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=345093&sid=FTP Sculpture of dancing Yakshas excavated in Hyderabad Hyderabad, Jan 01: A 2000-year-old aesthetically carved sculpture of dancing Yakshas has been excavated from a famous Buddhist site in the State's Krishna district close to a National Highway that runs between Vijayawada and Hyderabad. The fragmented sculpture on a stone slab measuring 15 x10 x5 cm had once adorned the roof of the Maha Stupa at Gummadi Durru in the district. The excavation is being carried out at the site for making it a destination for tourists interested in Buddhist studies, Superintending Archeologist and Director of Archeological Survey of India, Hyderabad circle, D Jitendar Das told reporters here. Giving details of the recent exploration at the site, he said that the sculpture depicts the Yakshas playing instruments and dancing. "The garments and facial expressions of the Yakshas in the sculpture are akin to the Amaravathi school of Buddhist art," he said. The site was first discovered during the excavation made by East India Company during British Raj and has been unapproachable till recently as it was covered with thick bushes and shrubs. After cutting the thick forest strip embracing a hillock at the site, ASI has taken up the excavation work for the conservation of the antiques, Das said. Bureau Report http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=345221&sid=FTP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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