Kumtaşından oyulmuş bilinen en eski ‘Ana Tanrıça’ putu – İsa’dan önce 3.ncü yüzyıl gerisine tarihlenen, kadının ana tanrıça olarak idolize edilmesinin en eski anlayışını betimliyen put -- Samarlakota’da bir tapınakta bulundu.
Earliest image of Mother Goddess found
The first-ever ‘Mother Goddess' image carved in sandstone rock — representing the earliest perception of idolising woman as Goddess dating back to 3 Century BC — has been found close to the Sri Chalukya Kumara Bheemeswara Swamy temple at Samarlakota near Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
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