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Idols
Canada to return idol of Hindu Goddess Annapoorna stolen over 100 years ago from India
The idol was stolen from a shrine in Varanasi about a century ago and was kept at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in the University of Regina.
VHP requests Pakistan to hand over the gold idols found in Multan to India, writes to high commission of Pakistan
VHP said that Pakistani media had broken the news of gold idols of Hindu deity being discovered in the Multan
Those Ganpati idols deserved ‘sthapana’ and ‘visarjan’: How Divy Pandey in Bahrain immersed the idols broken by burqa-clad lady
A week after burqa-clad lady in Bahrain broke the Ganpati idols in the supermarket in Bahrain, Divya Pandey, an Indian currently living in Bahrain has given them the 'visarjan' they deserved.
Blood Buddhas: Not just about theft of antiquities, but a portrayal of much deeper malaise of societal apathy towards heritage
I have watched Blood Buddhas four times. And it has shocked me afresh every single time
3 ancient artefacts to be returned to India during Australian PM Morrison’s visit
The serpent king (Nagaraja) idol dates back to the 6th or 8th Century and is believed to be from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh. The 'Dwarapalas' from Tamil Nadu is said to be from the 15th century.
Catholics, including an Archbishop, equate Pagan Gods to Demons, condemn Pope Francis for promoting ‘idolatry’
The Catholics claim that the 'sacrilegious acts' of the Pope include "idolatrous worship of the pagan goddess Pachamama."
Madras HC quashes TN govt order, appoints Pon Manickavel as special officer for idol wing
The state government and Pon Manickavel have been at loggerheads with each other for a while. The government had tried to transfer all cases of the idol wing to the CBI citing the IG’s 'unsatisfactory performance'.
‘They were trying to fix me’, Pon Manickavel tells Court, State govt directed to not take adverse action without permission
The state government and Pon Manickavel have been at loggerheads with each other for a while.
Idols broken, parts thrown into nearby sewer in old Shiva temple in UP
A note discovered from the temple premises allegedly states that one Jamil hired a person for 2 lakhs to desecrate the idols.
‘Who decides that they are stolen idols?’ asks Madras HC, ‘I decide’, replies IG Pon Manickavel
The Court then directed IG Pon Manickavel to put his submissions in writing.
