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The Central Government declares the Siva Temple (Swapneswar Mahadev Temple) located in Village Punjiama, Tahasil Banapur, District Khordha, Odisha, to be of national importance.

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The Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Survey of India), through Notification S.O. 2977(E) dated 2nd July, 2025, published in The Gazette of India on July 3, 2025, has declared the Siva Temple (Swapneswar Mahadev Temple) in Village Punjiama, Tahasil Banapur, District Khordha, Odisha, to be an ancient monument of national importance. This declaration is made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958). Previously, the Central Government had issued Notification S.O. 1970(E) on 9th May, 2024, giving two months' notice of its intention to declare the monument of national importance, as required by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the said Act. Copies of the previous notification were made available to the public on 9th May, 2024, and no objections were received by the Central Government. The monument, encompassing a total area of 2.470 acres, includes revenue survey numbers 106 (Part), 107 (Part), 108, 109, 110 (Part), and 112 (Part), with ownership being a mix of private and Government of Odisha land.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-03072025-264355 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2910] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025/ASHADHA 12, 1947 4383 GI/2025 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] SITE PLAN OF SIVA TEMPLE (SWAPNESWAR MAHADEV TEMPLE), VILLAGE PUNJIAMA, TAHASIL BANAPUR, DISTRICT KHORDHA (ODISHA) 0 5 10 20 30 40 METRE APPROACH ROAD MANDAPA YJNYA KUNDA SCULPTURE SHED PRIEST HOUSE N LIMIT OF PROTECTED MONUMENT MINISTRY OF CULTURE (Archaeological Survey of India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2025 S.O. 2977(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Culture (Archaeological Survey of India), number S.O. 1970(E), dated the 9th May, 2024, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th May, 2024, the Central Government gave two months notice of its intention to declare the ancient monument specified in the Site Plan and the Schedule to the said notification to be of national importance and a copy of the said notification was affixed in a conspicuous place near the said ancient monument as required by sub section (1) of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958); And whereas copies of the said notification were made available to the public on the 9th May, 2024; And whereas no objections from the public have been received by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), the Central Government hereby declares that the ancient monument specified in the Site Plan and Schedule annexed hereto, to be of national importance. SITE PLAN OF SIVA TEMPLE (SWAPNESWAR MAHADEV TEMPLE), VILLAGE PUNJIAMA, TAHASIL BANAPUR, DISTRICT KHORDHA (ODISHA) 0 5 10 20 30 40 METRE APPROACH ROAD MANDAPA YJNYA KUNDA SCULPTURE SHED PRIEST HOUSE N LIMIT OF PROTECTED MONUMENT SCHEDULE +---------+----------+---------+----------+-----------------------+-------------+-----------+--------------------+---------------------+ | State | District | Tahasil | Locality | Name of the | Revenue | Area | Ownership | Boundaries | | | | | | Monument | survey | (in Acre) | | | | | | | | | numbers to | | | | | | | | | | be included | | | | | | | | | | under | | | | | | | | | | protection | | | | +---------+----------+---------+----------+-----------------------+-------------+-----------+--------------------+---------------------+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | +---------+----------+---------+----------+-----------------------+-------------+-----------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Odisha | Khordha | Banapur | Punjiama | Siva Temple | 106 (Part) | 0.207 | Private | North: | | | | | | (Swapneswar | | | | Survey No. | | | | | | Mahadev | | | | 106 and 107 | | | | | | Temple) | | | | | | | | | | | 107 (Part) | 1.075 | Government | South: | | | | | | | | | of Odisha | Survey No. | | | | | | | | | | 110, 111 | | | | | | | | | | and 112 | | | | | | | 108 | 0.020 | Government | East: | | | | | | | | | of Odisha | Survey No. | | | | | | | 109 | 0.440 | Government | 107 and 110 | | | | | | | | | of Odisha | | | | | | | | 110 (Part) | 0.517 | Private | West: | | | | | | | | | | Survey No. | | | | | | | | | | 106 and 112 | | | | | | | 112 (Part) | 0.211 | Private | | +---------+----------+---------+----------+-----------------------+-------------+-----------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Total Area | 2.470 Acre| | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------+---------------------+ [F. No. T-19012/14/2023-M] YADUBIR SINGH RAWAT, Director General Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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