Chola idols return back to Tamil Nadu from Ahmedabad’s Calico museum
May 31, 2018
Ahmedabad: Two 1,000-year-old bronze idols of Rajaraja Chola, and his queen Lokamadevi have returned to Tamil Nadu. They had went missing from Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur more than 50 years ago. They were traced back to Sarabhai museum in Ahmedabad. They would be installed at Brihadeeswarar temple in next few days.
Inspector-general of police AG Pon Manickavel had led a team to retrieve the idols from Calico museum in Ahmedabad within 90 days after filing a cse.
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