Explanation:

Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered remains of an ancient temple dating back to the Gupta period (5th century) in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district. The stairs of the temple had ‘shankhalipi’ inscriptions.The  Etah's Bilsarh village site was declared ‘protected’ in 1928. Every year, the ASI undertakes scrubbing work at the protected sites. This year, the team discovered “two decorative pillars close to one another, with human figurines. To understand their significance, they conducted further excavation and found the stairs.