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Idol theft

International Idol Smuggler Subhash Kapoor Convicted To Ten Years Rigorous Imprisonment

An antique idol (For representation purpose only)

Rampant Theft Of Idols In Odisha: What Needs To Change

Idols recovered from Ratnachira Valley in Odisha by the group “Rediscover Lost Heritage” in 2021

The Past Is Now The 'Present': PM Modi To Bring Home 157 Indian Artefacts And Antiquities From The US That Were Stolen Over The Years

PM Modi taking a look at ancient Indian artefacts housed in the US

A 1,500-Year-Old Temple In Tamil Nadu That Should Have Been Renovated And Reinstated Is, Instead, Having To Fight For Its Land And Legacy

Sri Nareeswarar Temple.

US Returns 10 Smuggled Artefacts To India; Here Are Six Reasons Why This Is Significant

The idols which were restored to India.

U-Turn On Puri Rath Yatra Proves Again Why Governments Shouldn’t Control Temples; They Can’t Be Trusted To Defend Traditions

Arihant Pawariya

The Rath Yatra in Puri (Representative Image)

Bronze Navaneetha Krishna from Tamil Nadu Among Stolen Artefacts Returned To India By US And UK Authorities

The recovered artefacts (@poetryinstone/Twitter)

French Woman Arrested At Chennai Airport For Storing Stolen Idols Worth Crores In Puducherry Home

Recovered antique idols and artefacts stolen by an art dealer at his home in Chennnai in 2016 (representative image) (ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Madras High Court Discontinues Special Bench For Idol Theft Cases Citing Limited Backlog

The Madras High Court (Picture Credits-Facebook)

Slow Progress In Registration Of Temple Idols In Tamil Nadu As ASI Struggles With Staff Crunch

A Mahavishnu idol.

Former Tamil Nadu HR&CE Commissioner Arrested For Gold Theft At Kanchipuram Ekambaranathar temple

Ekambareswarar temple, Kanchipuram

Karnataka Top Source For Stolen Artefacts: 12 Idols Stolen In Past 6 Years, None Recovered

Representative image (Unsplash/Adaivorukamuthan)

Madras HC Orders TN HR&CE To Upload Property Details For Over 36,000 Temples Second Time In Eight Months

Kapaleeswara temple at Float Festival in Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Photo by Hk Rajashekar/The India Today Group/Getty Images)

After Idols, Records Go Missing: Tamil Nadu HR & CE Claims ‘Documents Destroyed’ In Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Case

Gopuram (main tower) of Kapaleeswarar temple, Mylapore (pic via Twitter @ntarunkumar)

“TN Temples Are Being Systematically Stripped Of Their Assets,” Says H Raja

H Raja in conversation with <i>Swarajya</i>.

Heritage Tragedy: US Authorities Prepared To Return Smuggled Antiquities While India Still Bungling Cases

The dancing Shiva that is yet to be brought back to India.

On The Trail Of The Idol Thief: A True Story

Aravindan Neelakandan

An antique idol

How An Attempt To Pen A Dummies Guide To Indian Temple Art Led To The Return of Many Smuggled Idols

Author S Vijay Kumar, left, and his book, <i>The Idol Thief: The True Story Of The Looting Of India’s Temples.</i>

How To Loot Indian Temples: A Step-By-Step Guide To Steal Precious Antique Idols

Book: The Idol Thief (Left), Author: S Vijay Kumar (Right)

Why Tamil Nadu Government Wants The Idol Wing Clipped

I G Pon Manickavel

TN Industrialists Rally Behind TVS Chairman Venu Srinivasan In Idol Theft Case At Mylapore Kalapeeswarar Temple

Venu Srinivasan. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint via Getty Images)

Madras High Court Stays Tamil Nadu Government Order Transferring Idol Theft Cases To CBI

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Tamil Nadu Idol Thefts: Why Should There Be A HR&CE Department At All? Asks A Miffed Madras High Court

The Madras High Court

Pazhavoor Idol Theft: Notorious Smuggler’s Aide Arrested Thirteen Years After Crime

An idol of Nataraja (Balu Velachery/Flickr)

Mamallapuram Temple Chariot Idols Go Missing

Sthalasayana Perumal Temple (Gowrishanker/Wiki Commons)

Heritage For Sale: Congress Apathy On Display As Youth Leader Arrested For Selling Stolen Jain Idols

The Jain idols recovered by the police.

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