The Shiva temple is positioned at Punjiama village in Banpur block of Khurda district.
“In train of the powers conferred by…the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Websites and Stays Act, 1958, the Central Authorities hereby declares that the traditional monument specified…to be of nationwide significance,” learn a Gazette notification issued by the ASI on July 2 this 12 months.
Odisha Legislation Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, who's taking care of the endowment fee, has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and G Kishan Reddy for his or her particular contributions in preserving Odisha's historic temple.
In a submit on X, Harichandan stated his father Biswabhusan Harichandan in 1977-78, when he was the then Minister of Tradition in Odisha, has given the accountability of the temple to the state endowment fee for its upkeep and safety.
Later, the shrine fell right into a state of neglect. After Prime Minister Modi assumed the cost at Centre, the ASI initiated the method of taking on the accountability of the temple, he stated.After the formation of the double-engine authorities in Odisha in 2024, the method was accelerated as a result of tireless efforts of the chief minister and Pradhan and now it has been formally declared a protected monument website by the ASI, he stated.
The Swapneswar temple, a uncommon relic of Odisha's historic architectural and non secular heritage, is believed to have been established throughout the Shailodbhava dynasty within the Sixth century.
