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BENUSAGAR |
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| The medieval
remains at Benusagar and, as a matter of fact, the remains throughout Singhbhum district,
have witnessed a checkered history through the ages. Not withstanding the remote location
of Benusagar in an area inhabited by the aboriginal tribes, both Tickell and Beglar had
done well in visiting the places. Beglar had visited it twice in 1840 and 1875. The place
has since been declared protected under the Ancient Monuments Preservations Act (Act VIII)
of 1904. Now a number of archaeological remains have been collected in a particular spot
known as Devasthan on the eastern embankment of Benusagar. Devasthain is of recent origin.
Its consists of a low enclosure constructed with disjecta from ruined temples and thatched
houses. In this enclosed area, and in its proximity, quite a number of stone images have
been kept. Some of them are complete and the others are damaged. There are eight phallic
emblems of Siva and the foundations of four temples, with their remains scattered round
them. The building materials were bricks and two kinds of stones : chlorite and laterite. |
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