India, May 26 -- A rare photo capturing the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Bengaluru's iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium has gone viral on social media, taking cricket fans down memory lane.

Shared by X user Harish Itagi, the black-and-white image shows M Chinnaswamy himself performing a pooja at the site on May 18, 1969, 56 years ago.

"It's an iconic picture," Itagi wrote, noting the photo's historical value and the stadium's place as the home of Karnataka cricket.

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The original source of the photo remains unknown, though it continues to circulate widely online.

The foundation stone for what was originally known as the Karnataka State...