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We haven’t counted the shivlings yet and will do so once the entire recovery is done.” Carbon dating should be done to verify all the details. Pithoragarh: A large number of shivlings believed to be dating to the 10th and 11th century AD have been found near a temple in Champawat, around 75 km from Pithoragarh.The discovery of the idols was made around a week ago when some children playing near the temple, saw the shivlings.Resident Umesh Bist said that the place where the idols were discovered is behind a residential colony where not many people go and the whole area is covered with grass and bushes.Local historian Devendra Oli said that the place may be an old workshop where shivlings were made during the reign of the Chand dynasty who were Shiva devotees and ruled the region between the 10th and 11th century AD.Champawat district magistrate SN Pandey said, “We have written to the Dehradun office of Archeological Survey of India to survey the area further..