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Ancient idol of Lord Vishnu found in UP's Kaushambi village

An ancient idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered on Saturday at Rasoolpur Badagav village in Kaushambi district during digging of a pond by labourers engaged under MNREGS.
Ancient idol of Lord Vishnu found in UP's Kaushambi village
The idol of Lord Vishnu which was recovered in a village in Kaushambi
PRAYAGRAJ: An ancient idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered on Saturday at Rasoolpur Badagav village in Kaushambi district during digging of a pond by labourers engaged under MNREGS.
Speaking to TOI, district magistrate (Kaushambi) Manish Kumar Verma said, “we have apprised Archaeological Survey of India officials about the idol, which could hark back to the 12th century. The idol is currently in possession of the treasury department and teams of ASI and Allahabad Museum would examine it on Sunday.” SDM (Manjhanpur) Rajesh Chandra said, 150 labourers were digging khumbhi pond in Rasoolpur Badagav development block when a labourer stumbled upon the idol and alerted the village head and block development officer.
District officials rushed to the spot, took possession of the ancient idol and notified ASI officials.

According to villagers, the idol mirroring Lord Vishnu has four arms, carrying a conch, gada and chakra. Officials said, they can divulge more details after consulting archaeologists. Leaders of Hindu frontal organisations also assembled at the pond to take a glimpse of the idol and requested district authorities to install it at a temple for puja.
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