Excavating ancient Shiva temples which are buried under sand

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MADURAI: The Ramanathapuram Archaeological and Historical Conservation Centre has stumbled upon traces of two ancient Shiva temples buried under sand in Naripaiyur sea shore in Ramanathapuram district, members of the centre said. They believe that unearthing them will bring out rich information on trade and governance of the Pandya era and urged the Tamil Nadu archaeological department to carry out excavation in the area. Read more