Prayagraj: The State Department of Tourism Team and Uttar Pradesh Project Corporation Limited has conducted a survey to revive the eighth century Sun Temple in Shivanj Village under Gaura Gram Sabha from Pratapgarh Regency.
The villagers under Bhayharan’s banner Nath Dham Kshetriya Vikas Sanshan initially took the initiative to preserve idols, pillars and ancient solar temple structures since 2016, and even removed encroachment near the temple site with the help of locals.
They are now constantly writing to the Department of Tourism to maintain the maintenance of the remains of the temple which is destroyed and to develop the area.
Sansthan Secretary General, Samaj Shekhar, told Ti that the Tourism Department team and Uttar Pradesh Project Corporation Limited conducted a survey of ancient temple last month.
He further added that the Tourism Department team picked up ancient sun temple after the state government moved a proposal to develop regions related to newspaper people and wise ancient in the state.
Shekhar said that a group of villagers had begun steps to revive the Sun Temple built in the eighth century, and even held a series of meetings with officials concerned.
Claiming that the majority of people do not know about the existence of the Sun Temple in the remote village of Pratapgarh District, Volunteers from Baba Bhayharan Nath Dham Kshhersiya Vikas Sanshan is the first to tell people about the ruins of historical development and seek their help to develop and maintain the area inside And around the temple.
Shekhar, meanwhile, notifies that the Indian Archaeological Survey Team (ASI) has visited the place in 2011 and registered seven of the rest, directed the Gram Panchayat from Gaura to follow the rules under antiques and ACI, 1972.
ASI, too said the temple returned to Purva Madhya Kal (medieval pre-period).
Puneet Pandey, Supervisor (Pratapgarh), Uttar Pradesh Project Corporation Limited, told TII that there were plans to develop the area as a religious tourist spot and the work plan was debated in the same case.