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Ancient stone sculptures abandoned in Palamur
Ajjakollu, a remote and most backward village in Kothakota mandal of Mahbubnagar district, is one of the most primitive settlements lying on the banks of Pebberu vagu, a local stream which empties itself into the Krishna River.
Kothakota (Mahbubnagar): Building temples is considered to be a great divine service which has been followed since time unknown and still continues. But here is an example of how historic stone sculptures of archaeological importance have been thrown out of the temple, just to replace them with new idols of gods and goddesses.
Ajjakollu, a remote and most backward village in Kothakota mandal of Mahbubnagar district, is one of the most primitive settlements lying on the banks of Pebberu vagu, a local stream which empties itself into the Krishna River.
It is believed that people migrated to this village from Cuddapah Samsthanam during the Vijayanagara Empire, ruled by Sri Krishna Devaraya of Tuluva dynasty, who reigned from 1509 AD to 1530 AD.
There is a Hanuman temple in the village which is believed to have been constructed hundreds of years ago. Stone sculptures of Lord Hanuman, Lord Vishnu, a huge Nandi and a possible carving of the then King were originally installed in the temple.
The temple underwent several constructional changes new idols were installed in place of the old ones. A couple of years ago, the villagers expanded the temple by building some additional temples close to the main Hanuman temple.
In the process, the old sculptures were disposed-off by leaving them in an open area, in a neglected state.There is a small canal which lies right beside the temple where the drains of the entire village are connected to.
This canal joins the local stream. These invaluable stone sculptures risk falling into the canal due to soil erosion due to rains. The mouth of Hanuman sculpture is already broken.
Other carvings are also slightly damaged, but still preserve the artistic excellence of olden times. They have been lying neglected for decades now.
As per the Hindu tradition, damaged idols are not worshipped,” replied Raja Vardhan Reddy, a landlord in the village, when The Hans India asked him why the sculptures were thrown out of the temple.
The villagers have never even tried to inform the officials of the District Archaeological Museum, Pillalamarri, where similar sculptures have been preserved.
By:Vivek Bhoomi
