HUBLI: Why wait for someone else to salvage your heritage? That was the idea about 40 college students set out with last week while trying to clean up the mess caused by years of neglect and abuse at historical monuments in Devagiri village in Haveri district.
Devagiri’s history is primarily tied to the ancient Kadamba dynasty, among others. It boasts of several inscriptions, temples and other monuments on Karnataka’s royal lineage. It has four ancient temples, monuments with more than 20 inscriptions, three copper plate and Jain Tirthankara inscriptions. But they have been neglected over the years. Read more.