 Sharma of the Indian Navy could not provide further speculation as to function either, but told The Times of India that the layout of the submerged structures, in relation with the Shore Temple and other exposed structures, closely matched a Pallava-era painting of the Seven Pagodas complex (Das).Archaeologist T. Satyamurthy of ASI also mentions the great significance of a large inscribed stone the waves uncovered.The inscription stated that King Krishna III had paid for the keeping of an eternal flame at a particular temple.