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Protection/Conservation on Monuments

There are 22 States Protected monuments with the department. Out of these, some of the monuments, as a result of their de-protection by the Government of India, were taken over by the State Government. In the year 1968 before coming into existence of this department. Being old and neglected for a long time all the State protected monuments were in a very bad State of preservation. But the department has made its best efforts to preserve and conserve them with the available funds and staff.The conservation work included general clearance,preliminary conservation,major repair,restoration and scie- ntific clearance. General clearance and preliminary conservation,construction of boun- dary wall or fencing have been done on most of the monuments,protection warning boards have been fixed on all state protected monuments.
Brief results of Scientific clearance work on home of the monuments are given below:-

(i) Bhima Devi Temple, Pinjore

A large number of stone sculptures of Hindu God and Goddesses,social stones and archi- tectural members alongwith a Panchayatan Temple plan of Gurjara Pratihara art of C.8th to 12th Century A.D. have been exposed.The ancient temple plinths have been preserved and a site museum is being set up in the same area to display the exposed remains.

(ii) Buddhist Stupa, Kurukshetra

As a result of scientific clearance a few remains of brick stupa and monastic complex of historical period of Harshvardhan’s time have come to light. The reference of the existence of these Buddhist Stupa’s remains comes across in the Travel Account of the contemporary Chinese pilgrim, partial remains have been exposed and conserved.

(iii) Vishvamitra-Ka-Tila, Pehowa

The department conducted scientific clearance work at this monumental site and as a result the plan of a brick temple, sculptures are worked out with the heroic scenes of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The plan of this Nagar Style temple of early-medieval period indicates addition and adulteration in succeeding times.