Manas Banerjee
SHANTIPUR (Old Malda) May 6: Excitement spread in Malda today following the excavation of what appears to be the crown of a temple or Buddhist monastery while digging a pond at Shantipur village in Old Malda. Equally excited with the discovery, the Malda district administration has decided to summon the Archaeological Survey of India to inspect the site.The site was unearthed while workers were digging a pond at the spot yesterday. News of the discovery spread today fetching hundreds of curious onlookers who believe the structure was the crest of some Buddhist monastery or shrine. The belief comes from the fact that 23 years ago, labourers found a Budhha idol made of black stone from a nearby spot while excavating the same pond. The idol, six-feet high with a seven-feet wide base is in the Kolkata museum now. The Malda SP Mr Satyajit Bandyopadhayay today instructed the IC of Malda police station to visit the area. “The police have asked the owner of the pond not to destroy the structure found. Police are maintaining a strict vigil at the site. The area is historically important because a Buddha idol was found there many years ago,” Mr Bandyopadhayay said. The owner of the pond, Mr Narayan Ghosh, said: “I had found a Buddha idol 23 years ago about 20 feet away from the structure now found. The Idol was found buried eight feet deep in the soil and the structure was lying covered under 14 feet.”
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