Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Ancient Lord Vishnu Idol Recovered from West Bengal River
Imagine someone found an old statue of a god in a river!
This happened in West Bengal, India.
The statue is of a 12-armed Lord Vishnu, and experts think it's very old, maybe from the 11th century!
Someone was taking sand from the river when they found it.
It's made of stone and is quite big.
People think it might have been hidden in the river a long time ago.
Now, the statue is safe in a temple.
It's like finding a super old treasure that tells us about the past!
An ancient idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered from the Dwarkeswar river.
The idol is believed to be from the 11th century.
The idol is a 12-armed depiction of Lord Vishnu.
The idol was discovered while extracting sand from the river.
Local Hindus placed the idol in a temple.
- Who
- An ancient idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered.
- What
- An ancient idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered from the Dwarkeswar river.
- When
- The idol was recovered on Saturday, June 7th.
- Where
- Dwarkeswar river, West Bengal.
- Why
- The idol was recovered while extracting sand from the river.
- Idol Height
- 3 feet 9 inches tall
- Idol Width
- 2 feet wide
- Deity
- 12-armed Lord Vishnu
- Estimated Age
- 11th century
- Location of Discovery
- Dwarkeswar river, West Bengal