Historic Monuments of Chhattisgarh: Damage to Bhoramdev temple built in 11th century due to these reasons, conservation work will start soon

Kabirdham. Historic Monuments of Chhattisgarh: On the basis of the report of Kabirdham district administration, work will be started soon in the direction of conservation and promotion of the historic Bhoramdev temple of Chhattisgarh by the team of Culture and Archeology Department of the state government. Its preliminary preparations have started.l

To find out the real reasons for the leakage of rain water in the premises of Bhoramdev temple and the sanctum sanctorum and the erosion of the exterior of the temple, built in the Phaniagvanshi period, 11th century, the center of historical, archaeological, tourism and religious public faith in Chhattisgarh. On the report of the administration, the team of Chhattisgarh Culture and Archeology Department visited the temple premises on Thursday.

In the observation team of Amrit Lal Paikra, Deputy Director of Culture and Archeology Department, four different technical experts inspected closely. The inspection team included Archaeological Department Assistant Engineer Subhash Jain, Deputy Engineer Dilip Sahu, Chemist Virendra Dhiwar, cartographer Chetan Manhare and Kawardha SDM Vinay Soni, Deputy Collector Rashmi Verma, Bodla Tehsildar Aman Chaturvedi on behalf of the district administration.

The joint team of the Department of Archeology closely inspected the Bhomdev temple complex and surrounding areas. After the observation, the team told the collector Ramesh Kumar Sharma the real reasons for the leakage of water in the sanctum sanctorum of the Bhoramdev temple complex and the protection of the outer part.

The team of experts of the Department of Archeology told that the condition of Bhomardev temple is very good in comparison to other temples built in the 11th century in Chhattisgarh and its contemporaries. Water is leaking due to some reason, its report will be given to the department. The team of experts has prepared a report for the special cleaning of the upper part of the temple, re-filling the joints of stones and special coding in the direction of conservation and promotion of Bhoramdev temple.

The team has given a report to the district administration about pruning the trees around the temple. The team said that during the autumn season, the leaves of the surrounding trees have frozen in the upper part of the temple, due to which the drainage of water is not being done properly. A team of experts from the Department of Archeology has conducted a survey in all four directions of the temple to do a fresh filling from the ground floor.

The team of technical experts has said to ban the use of rice and chemical-rich gulal, sandalwood and vandan in the outer part of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. SDM Vinay Soni told that in the sanctum sanctorum inside the temple, Bhormedav Pratibha has made a commitment on rice and chemical-rich gulal. Priest Ashish Shastri said that on the instructions of the district administration, the entry of rice and other chemical-containing materials in the sanctum has been banned. A notice board has also been put up by the Management Committee to inform the general public.

The team of the Department of Archeology will soon work towards the protection and promotion of Bhomdev temple. Collector Ramesh Kumar Sharma said that a report was sent by the district administration to the Archaeological Department for the problem of water leakage in the Bhoramdev temple and for special cleaning of the temple. On the basis of the report and information, the temple was visited jointly on Thursday in the presence of the expert team of Culture and Archeology Department and officials of the district administration.

The reason for the problem of water leakage in the temple has been ascertained. On the basis of the report, the work of maintenance of the temple will be done soon by the Archaeological Department.