Ramateertham temple
- January 3, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Ramateertham temple
Subject: Art and Culture
Context: Ramateertham temple in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh turned into a political war zone over vandalism of idol of Ram.
Concept:
- It is a 16th century temple of Lord Rama with Lakshman and Sita in “silver Kavachas”.
- Apart from this place is also known as an ancient archaeological site tracing routes to both Jain and Buddhists.
- Jain structure is primarily natural caves with slab sculptures set in them.
- Black granite hill structure called Bodhikonda has both Buddhist and Jain structure.
- The site is currently under maintenance with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).