Three chambers have been found cut into the limestone banks of the Arjuna River in southern India. Archaeologists suggest that the rooms, which had been covered with debris and heavy plant growth, were built as a temple some 1,200 years ago. Cement on the walls and ceiling of the structure may have been applied about 100 years ago in an attempt to repair holes and cracks in the limestone. A stone naga statue within the inner sanctum is thought to have been placed there at the time of the repairs, as well. But then somehow the temple was forgotten between then and now.
It is even unclear who the temple was dedicated to because there are no identified statues, no idols, no painted reliefs. The temple lacks decoration, except for niches on either side of the entrance to the inner sanctum, likely because of the poor quality of the limestone.
