COIMBATORE: Officials from the revenue department and police personnel recovered seven idols from Perur Periyakulam on Monday.
The officials found bronze idols of Goddess Vishnu Durga, Mahalakshmi, Karumariamman, Lord Krishna, Vinayaga, Goddess Saraswathi and a Karumariamman sculpture from the lake. They were taken to the Perur taluk office for safekeeping. Sleuths of the idol wing police inspected the idols.
Experts from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will visit the taluk office on Tuesday to ascertain the age of the idols, sources said.
“Smugglers would have dumped the idols in the lake during vehicle check near Perur Periyakulam. We are trying to gather information about idols stolen from other districts also. We believe the idols are not antiques,” said a police officer. “We have not received any complaints about idol theft from Coimbatore.”