More temples discovered at underwater site

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The recent onshore and offshore excavations undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Navy along the Mamallapuram area have revealed that there were evidences of two temples near the shore temple and some more temples onshore.

Alok Tripathi, deputy superintending archaeologist, ASI and leader of the excavation team, told mediapersons yesterday that the two temples existed at the south of the shore temples. Going by the evidence available these two temples seemed to be different from the shore temple and not part of it, he said.

After the survey of area it is concluded 'with certainty that some more structures existed near shore temples and their remains lay under water', he said.