The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has issued the final notification to declare the Vishnu temple (Vishnugudi), one of the two ancient monuments at Punchavayal, near Panamaram, in Wayanad as a national monument.
Nearly 300 carvings on huge stone pillars of the temple have survived the passage of time.
A sculpture of a man fishing, a primitive war scene featuring tuskers, other such war scenes, a stone edict in old Kannada script, figures of Jain deities, and sculptures of the ‘Dashavathara’ still stand.
The intricate and elaborate carvings on the pillars are in a bad state due to long years of neglect.
Measures are under way to declare the Janardhanagudi also as a national monument.
