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ASI team to visit Sambhal on Dec 20, likely to conduct carbon dating of 46-year-old temple – India TV

ASI team to visit Sambhal on Dec 20, likely to conduct carbon dating of 46-year-old temple – India TV

Image Source : PTI Devotees offer prayers at Shri Kartik Mahadev Temple in Sambhal which reopened on December 13 after being shut for 46 years. An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team is set to visit violence-hit Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The team reached Moradabad on Thursday. According to sources, the team may commence carbon dating at an ancient Shiva temple following Friday prayers. The visit is part of an ongoing investigation, with the ASI team set to conduct scientific tests to determine the historical timeline of the site. Carbon dating is a method used to determine the age of archaeological artefacts from ancient sites. The development comes after the Sambhal district administration wrote to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for carbon dating of the Bhasma Shankar temple, including a well there, days after the reopening of the temple locked since 1978 following communal riots in the town. Superintendent of Police Krishan Kumar said that all roads leading to the temple have been covered with CCTV cameras and a control room is also being …