Lok Sabha Question No. 2138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Monuments in Uttara Kannada
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2138 ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## MONUMENTS IN UTTARA KANNADA

## 2138. SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the numbers and the places that are identified under Archeological Department as monuments in Uttara Kannada District;
- (b) the  details  of  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  same monuments during the last three years; and
- (c) whether there is any proposal for de notify the unimportant places which comes under the same list in Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka State?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) There are 32 ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains declared as of national importance in district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The list is at Annexure.
- (b) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  undertakes  conservation,  preservation  and maintenance of monuments on regular basis which includes structural conservation, underpinning, filleting, minor repairs like pointing, plastering, water tightening  etc.,  which  are  regular  activities.  Expenditure  incurred  on  these monuments during last three years is given as under:
- (c) There is no such proposal under consideration at present.

| Year    |   Expenditure (amount in lakh) |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                          94.45 |
| 2022-23 |                          90.43 |
| 2023-24 |                         129.2  |

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2138 FOR 05.08.2024.

NUMBER  OF  ANCIENT  MONUMENTS  AND  ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SITES  AND REMAINS  DECLARED  AS  NATIONAL  IMPORTANCE  IN  THE  DISTRICT  UTTARA KANNADA, KARNATAKA.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Monument / Site                                                                                                                                        | Locality   | District      |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
|         1 | Inscriptions in the Markandeshwar Temple                                                                                                                           | Bailur     | Uttar Kannada |
|         2 | Carved bed stead of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of Madhukeshwar Temple                                                     | Banavasi   | Uttar Kannada |
|         3 | Madhukeshwar Temple                                                                                                                                                | Banavasi   | Uttar Kannada |
|         4 | Inscriptions in Madhukeshwar Temple                                                                                                                                | Banavasi   | Uttar Kannada |
|         5 | Stones (Viragals)                                                                                                                                                  | Bedkani    | Uttar Kannada |
|         6 | Adke Narayan Devasthan and 2 Others (i) Virupaksha Devasthan (ii) Venkatraman Devasthan                                                                            | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|         7 | Jattappa Naikan Chandra Natheshwar Basti                                                                                                                           | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|         8 | Joshi Shakar Narayan Devashtan                                                                                                                                     | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|         9 | Ketpai Narayan Devasthan                                                                                                                                           | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        10 | Lakars Kamati Narayan Devasthan                                                                                                                                    | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        11 | Narsinha Devasthan                                                                                                                                                 | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        12 | Paraswanatheshwar Basti                                                                                                                                            | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        13 | Raghunath Devasthan                                                                                                                                                | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        14 | Santappa Naik Tirumal Devasthan                                                                                                                                    | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        15 | Three European Graves                                                                                                                                              | Bhatkal    | Uttar Kannada |
|        16 | Inscriptions                                                                                                                                                       | Bilgi      | Uttar Kannada |
|        17 | The Jain Basti of Parashwanath                                                                                                                                     | Bilgi      | Uttar Kannada |
|        18 | A small deserted temple dedicated to Siva, on the east of the river.                                                                                               | Bilgi      | Uttar Kannada |
|        19 | Virupaksh Temple                                                                                                                                                   | Bilgi      | Uttar Kannada |
|        20 | Virabhadraswami temple together with sculptures and inscribed pillar comprising in part of Gramatana, Survey nos.76/1,76/2,76/3,76/4 and part of Survey number1,2. | Gudnapur   | Uttar Kannada |
|        21 | Basti Chandranath Deva                                                                                                                                             | Hadvalli   | Uttar Kannada |
|        22 | Carved stones near the temple of the Gram deva                                                                                                                     | Hosur      | Uttar Kannada |
|        23 | The Figure of a Tiger opposite the English School                                                                                                                  | Kumta      | Uttar Kannada |
|        24 | Tombs on the right side of the Manki Kumta road                                                                                                                    | Kumta      | Uttar Kannada |
|        25 | Fort                                                                                                                                                               | Mirjan     | Uttar Kannada |

|   26. | Chaturmukh Basti                                                | Nagarbasti Keri or Gersappa   | Uttar Kannada   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|    27 | Inscriptions                                                    | Nagarbasti Keri or Gersappa   | Uttar Kannada   |
|    28 | Vardhaman swami Temple                                          | Nagarbasti Keri or Gersappa   | Uttar Kannada   |
|    29 | Virbhadra Temple                                                | Nagarbasti Keri or Gersappa   | Uttar Kannada   |
|    30 | Temple of Shiva, Somasagar                                      | Somasagar                     | Uttar Kannada   |
|    31 | The King's Seat                                                 | Sonda                         | Uttar Kannada   |
|    32 | Temple closes to, and to the south of, the King's seat at Sonda | Sonda                         | Uttar Kannada   |

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