Dr KK Muhammad tells about the revival of temples

The

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya

organized a Museum Popular Lecture. In which renowned archaeologist, Padma Shri (Dr.) K.K. Muhammad, Regional Director (Retd.), Archaeological Survey of India delivered a lecture on ‘Archaeological Conservation of Bateswhar Temple in Chambal Valley’. Dr.

Muhammad

told that, Vestige of around 200 temples founded 40 kms away from Gwalior at Bateshwar Gram Panchayat, PS Rithorakala, Murena district. Although these temples are at Padawali Village and local known it as Padawali temple instead of Bateshwar temple. Even accessibility to this temple is difficult. These are the places where terror of notorious Dasyu Malkhan Singh and

Nirbhay

Singh during 1980s exists. As nobody came forward for the revival of these temples due to terror of dacoits, Dr. K.K. Mohammad’s move to take charge for revival of these temples spread in and around 10 acres of land astonished everyone.