Among the ruins of eight rock-cut chambers, archaeologists found an oil press, a winepress, an altar and a large standing stone, or sacred pillar, known as a "massebah" in the Hebrew Bible.

A unique 13th-century Garuda-Nandi pillar with an inscription has been discovered in Malagunda village, Hanagal taluk, Karnataka. The find was made by Dr. R. Shejeshwara, Director of Archaeology, ...