SAMBHAL: Three damaged idols were found inside the well of the Bhasma Shankar temple in Sambhal that was reopened last week after being shut for 46 years, offic

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.

Sambhal Additional SP Shrish Chandra on December 16 informed that three idols were found while digging the ancient well in Sambhal that was reopened last week after being shut for 46 years. “These are broken idols that were found during the digging of well.

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

Three idols were recovered from a well near the ancient Shiva-Hanuman Temple in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, following the temples reopening during an anti-encroachment drive.

In Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, authorities have uncovered damaged idols within a well at the Bhasma Shankar temple, which reopened on December 14 after being closed for 46 years.#WATCH |

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.

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.