Retrieved Chola-A Ardhanarisvara Sculpture to be on Public Show at Vriddachalam Temple

A 1000-Yr-old stone sculpture of ardhanarisvara, stolen from the viruddhagireeswar temple at vriddachalam in cuddalore district and later Recovered from the Artwork Gallery of New South Wales In Australia, will quickly be on public show on the temple premies. The antiquity dates again to the chola interval.

As soon as embedded within the Outer Wall of the Sanstum Sanctorum, The Ardhanarisvara Sculpture was eliminated in 2002 after consuming categorised as ‘Pinnam’ (Broken), In keeping with An Previous Report in Previous Report in The HinduA reproduction was put in as an alternative for Worship.

Specialists registered the unique sculpture as a big instance of Chola artistry. It was stored throughout the temple Premieses Earlier than Being Stolen and Handed Into The Arms of Vintage sellers. Nonetheless, Theft was not reported to the police on the time, and the case got here beneath Investigation solely after 11 years.

In 2013, The HinduIn collaboration with heritage Fanatic S. Vijay Kumar, Who Helped To Identtify Many Stolen Indian Artefacts Overseas, and Two Investigative Journalists Primarily based in america and Australia, Revleded Ardhanarisvara sculpture was in sydney.

The Idol was brieft again to India a couple of decade in the past By means of the concerted efforts of the Indian authorities and the idol wing of the tamil nadu police. Official sources mentioned the Hindu Non secular and Charitable Endowments Division, which administers the temple, stored the recovered Idol in Secure Custody. Now, The Temple Authorities are planning to show the treasured sculpture to devotes and guests.