By Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network—Bantwal (EP)

Bantwal, May 6: The remains of an ancient temple have been found in the forest at Kedage near Allipade of Devasya Padoru Grama. The remains are located on the base of a group of trees. A stone looking like the pedestal of a deity and a formation like an idol were found there. It is suspected that those may be the remains of the Brahmabaidarkala Temple.

Aithappa Bangera, a local, had identified some of the remains known as ‘Mud Pape’, ‘Kadthale’ and ‘Manigante’ when he had gone to the forest. A local astrologer, when asked, had said that Koti and Chennaya and several deities have lived here. Further enquiries in other places also have revealed that there was a temple there.

As the people did not have enough resources to restore the temple, it has remained in that state, say the locals. The news has spread in the village.

Locals Chandrahas Noorthadi, Jaya Poojary, Chandrashekar Kedage, Padmanabha Marayithottu, Thimmayya Moolya, Bhoja Kulal, Vasu Poojary Allipade, Dayananda Salian and Vittala Poojary Pundibailu visited the place. A group of youth from Narikombu arrived at the place and returned after scrutiny.

The locals have decided to ask the deity regarding the temple’s antecedents.Asking the deity some relevant questions during religious functions is a tradition in Dakshina Kannada villages.