The Idol Wing of Tamil Nadu Police has traced a Natarajar idol stolen 62 years ago from Vedapureeswar temple, Thanjavur to the Asia Society Museum in New York.
The Idol Wing of Tamil Nadu Police has traced a Natarajar idol stolen 62 years ago from Vedapureeswar temple, Thanjavur to the Asia Society Museum in New York.The idol wing received a complaint on September 1 from a S. Veniktachalam, 60, .
Exquisitely carved bronze idols of Goddess Mariamman and Nataraja, said to be 300-years old, were recovered from a Chennai resident on Tuesday, the Tamil Nadu Idol Wing CID said.
The idol wing of the Tamil Nadu Police arrested 4 people and recovered a 400-year-old antique idol worth Rs 2.30 crores. The idol is that of a royal lady belonging to the Sethupathy clan.