Neglected and forgotten, Jain Tirthankara sculptures and inscriptions have been discovered on two pillars of a tank sluice in Enikepalli village of Moinabad Mandal of Rangareddy district.
The two pillars, one of granite and the other of black basalt, showcase four Tirthankaras – ‘Adinatha’, ‘Neminatha’, ‘Parshvanatha’ and ‘Vardhamana Mahavira’. They are depicted in a seated meditation posture and adorned with ‘Keerthimukhas’ on the top.
The slabs bear inscriptions in -Kannada script, but their meaning remains elusive as they are firmly integrated into the masonry walls of the village tank’s sluice, said archaeologist Dr E Sivanagireddy who visited the site on Sunday following information provided by heritage activist P Srinath Reddy.