Gumla, Durjay Paswan: A piece of trident stolen from Tanginath Dham, an ancient religious place located in Dumri block of Gumla district, has been found buried under a tree in Chhattisgarh. The trishul was buried in the soil under a bael tree in the hilly area of Sanna region of Chhattisgarh. Half of the trishul was above the ground. Because of this people’s eyes fell on Trishul. The trishul found from Sanna region is a part of the ancient trishul of Tanginath Dham.
Stolen Trishul found on mountain in Chhattisgarh’s Sanna region
Virendra Prasad told that last year the piece of Trishul stolen from Baba Tanginath Dham was found on the mountain of Sanna area of Chhattisgarh after tireless efforts of the committee. The piece of Trishul is placed in the soil under a Bael tree. There it came to know from the local people that it has been brought from Tanginath itself and the person who brought it has been punished by Baba. That man has become crippled due to paralysis.
appeal to bring back the trishul
The people of Sanna area say that we worship here. Will not let it be taken away. After which we returned from there disappointed. We now request the administration and the government to give us back the piece of this Trishul of Baba Tanginath Dham, so that we can restore the Trishul again at the designated place of Tanginath Dham. Rajesh Kumar Gupta said that Trishul has to be brought back to Tanginath. For this everyone should take initiative together.
archaeological and historical heritage
Tanginath Dham is an archaeological and historical heritage. The artefacts and carvings here tell the story of Devkal. It belongs to seventh and ninth century. There are hundreds of Shivlings here and there. This temple is eternal. The ancient Trishul is still visible today. How deep is the Trishul under the ground? No one knows this. The front part of the Trishul situated above the ground never rusts. Someone had stolen a part of this Trishul which has been found from Chhattisgarh.
Artifacts and carvings tell the story of Devkal
There is Tanginath Dham in Mazgaon of Dumri block adjacent to Chhattisgarh state. There are many archaeological and historical heritage here. Even today these heritage can be seen. The artefacts and carvings here tell the story of Devkal. Also, there are many such sources, which take the present generation to the seventh and ninth centuries. Apart from religious, it is world famous as a tourist destination. Be it a religious program or the time of the new year. People come here from far and wide to visit and participate in religious activities. Lord Shiva actually resides in Tanginath Dham of Dumri block, 70 km away from Gumla. Tourists will get to see beautiful and mesmerizing natural scenes here apart from religious rituals.
not dug again
In the year 1989, the Archaeological Department had studied to remove the veil from the mystery of Tanginath Dham. The land was excavated here. At that time many valuable items including gold and silver ornaments were found in large quantities. But due to certain reasons the excavation was stopped. After this no one took initiative to explore the archaeological heritage of Tanginath Dham. Valuable materials were found in such excavations. He is still kept in the malkhana of Dumri police station.