A four-member team of the Rediscover Lost Heritage group has stumbled upon the possible ruins of an ancient temple near the mouth of the Bhargavi river at Balanga of Puri district. The group, which is listing the archaeological monuments of the Ratnachira River Valley, found the ruins in the middle of the river, just one km upstream from the source of the Ratnachira.
According to locals, many such large stone blocks were discovered in the previous years, which were moved up the steep bank and kept in the premises of the nearby Akhandalamani temple. The team found carved stone panels, broken images, pillars, doorjambs and a multitude of minor broken artifacts. Some of the carved stone panels have been affixed in the sides of existing temple, which was made about a century ago.