Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Apr 2: A huge cave tomb belonging to the stone age has been discovered near the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Anantha Padmanabha temple at Paniyadi which is three km away from the city.
The cave is located three feet deep from the ground level. It has an entrance measuring two feet. It is eight feet deep. Inside, its shape resembles a semi-sphere. As landslide has happened inside the cave, relics could not be collected.
Such a tomb had been discovered at Santhoor in Udupi where remnants of pots were found. The cave tomb discovered to the north of the temple is located just eight away from the sanctum sanctorum. Huge stone age cave tombs had also been found near Pavanje Lord Subrahmanya temple, Santhoor Subrahmanya temple and Sooda Subrahmanya temple.
A huge tomb made of stone which belongs to the stone age and located at Madma Pade in Palli is being worshipped as the seat of Nagabrahma now. The cave tomb found now can be important archaeological evidence to decide the date of the original site. The temple at Paniyadi is under the administration of Puthige Math, one among the eight maths related to Sri Krishna Math. Rajesh Bhat Paniyadi helped in undertaking the study of the cave tomb, said archaeologist, Prof T Murugeshi.