India, July 22 -- A 'panchmukhi shivling' was found during the excavation of a pond in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun. The pond is located in Sarai Piparia village in Dataganj tehsil, reports said on Tuesday.

The 'shivling' drew a large crowd from the surrounding villages, with the local administration deploying police and revenue teams at the site, PTI new agency reported.

The five-faced shivling, made of marble, was unearthed from about six feet below the surface by a bulldozer.

The archaeological department will be called to assess the history and the age of the shivling, Dataganj Sub-Divisional Magistrate Dharmendra Kumar Singh said.

However, Mahant Parmatma Das Maharaj of Papad Brahmadev Mandir claimed that the shivling was about three c...