Damaged idols of Parvati, Ganesh, and Lakshmi found in a well at a recently reopened Sambhal temple spark investigation.

Local Hindus have been performing puja at the temple, which is close to Shahi Jama Masjid, since the Sambhal police and district administration unlocked its main gate on Saturday.

The temple, which housed an idol of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling, had remained locked since 1978..Sambhal temple, Uttar Pradesh, idols, Lakshmi, Parvati, Shahi Jama Masjid

Name of the Shiva-Hanuman Temple painted outside the temple in Sambhal, along with 'Om Namah Shivaya' and 'Har Har Mahadeva' slogans on 16. Morning Aarti was performed at the Shiva Temple after 42 Years on 15.

Two damaged idols of Lakshmi and Parvati were discovered in a well at the recently reopened Bhasma Shankar temple in Sambhal. The temple, shut for 46 years, was rediscovered during an anti-encroachment drive.

After 45 years, the doors of the Bhasma Shankar temple, located in Khaggu Sarai, were reopened on Friday. The temple had remained closed since 1978 after communal riots displaced

Three broken idols, including one of Lord Ganesh and possibly Lord Kartikeya, were discovered during well excavation near a recently reopened Shiv-Han

The Bhasma Shankar temple was reopened on Friday after authorities said that they "stumbled" upon the covered structure during an anti-encroachment drive.

As authorities reopened a temple in Sambhal locked since 1978 following communal riots, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the temple did not reappear overnight and represents and quot;our enduring heritage and the truth of our history and quot;