9th century Ganga dynasty inscription found at Anakapalli temple
Deccan ChronicleVisakhapatnam: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage researchers have discovered an 827-year-old stone inscription at Maduthuru village in Atchutapuram mandal of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh. Project coordinator Deepak said: “The grant had been issued in the first regnal year of King Rajaraja Deva III, grandson of the famous Eastern Ganga monarch Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva, during 1197–98 CE.” Deepak told this correspondent on Thursday that they had discovered a copper grant of Rajaraja III in Dashagoba village of Puri district, corroborating that the grand Jagannath Temple in Puri had been reconstructed by Chodaganga Deva. During the 12th century CE, the Kalinga region spanned from Ganga River in the north to the Godavari in the south, with today’s Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh lying within its borders,” the project coordinator added. Photo Caption: INTACH project coordinator Deepak Kumar Nayak seen with his associates at Chodeswara Shiva Temple in Atchutapuram of Anakapalli mandal in Anakapalli district on Thursday.