Tamil Nadu Idol wing police have commenced investigation into the missing statues of two Chola kings from the 12th century. An archeological enthusiast, K. Senguttuvan, had complained that the idols that were located at Sornakadeswar temple in .
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600-year-old Hindu deities’ statues worth Rs 12 crores seized in Puducherry - Based on expert analysis, these sculptures are over 600 years old and might belong to the transition period of the Chola and Vijayanagara dynasty.
Acting on information about antique Hindu deity idols being kept without legal documents at a location in Puducherry has led to a prized catch for the Tamil Nadu’s idol wing in CID Police.
According to the cops, teams from Chennai conducted searches at a premise on Suffren Road, Puducherry on Tuesday (April 12) and seized three antique metal idols of Hindu deities.