500-year-old temple submerged in Mahanadi river found near Cuttack

A temple that was submerged in Mahanadi in Odisha for 500 years has been found, said experts who are leading a documentation project of heritage sites in the river valley.

The 60-feet temple , was located recently during an exercise as part of the project, said Anil Dhir, project coordinator of the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in Odisha.

The temple was found in the mid-river near Baideswar in the Padmavati area in Cuttack, he said on Sunday.

The temple dates back to the late 15th or early 16th century, considering the construction style of the