The Idol wings of the Police Tamil have intensified the efforts to obtain three idols-Thirmangai Alwar, Kannappa Nayanar and Hanuman-Z Great Britain, the Netherlands and Singapore. Officials expressed hope that idols will soon be brought back to India and Restit to their appropriate temples.
The next CEO of the Police (ADGP) and the head of Idol Wing-CID Kalpana Nayak corresponds to the foreign museum, the Ministry of Culture of the Union and the relevant foreign authorities.
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Mrs. Nayak said Hindu: “We are in contact with the authorities in these countries through the right channels. The idols are Lord Hanuman, Kannappa Nayanar and Thirandgai Alwar. We submitted the Singapore Museum in the Ashmolean Museum, and we also saw in Kumbion. Idol belongs to this temple.
Idol Thirumangai ALWAR, stolen from the SudaPerumal Koil in Kumbakonami, was convincingly identified in the Ashmolean Museum, after scientists have associated with archive photographs at the French Institute of Pondicherry. The claim was confirmed in March 2020, but the limitation of COVID-199 was delayed by verification. The Ashmolean Museum team visited the temple in July 2022 and the Oxford University council in March 2024 approved the Deaccesse of the Idol, while the museum committed to its return later this year.
The bronze idol from Kannappa Nayanar, stolen on August 8, 2010, from Arulmig Agneeswarswamy Temple in Thirupugalur, Nagapattinam, was captured on Aurulmig Agneeswarewamy. Dutch officials confiscated the idol and placed it in the custody of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 March | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Bronze idol from the 11th – 12th century from Kannappa Nayanar, stolen on August 8, 2010, from Arulmig Agneeswamy Temple in Thirupugalur, Nagapattinam, was captured before selling to Tefaf Maastricht 2025 Art Fair in Netherlands (2025, 2025). After identifying the Vijay Kumar and the Pride Project project and warning from Idol Wing-Cid and Archaeological Survey of India, Nizoli Idol officials confiscated it in custody of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 March 2025.
In 1998, the Hanuman idol was acquired in the Museum of Asian Civilizations in Singapore. Despite great evidence of origin, the museum continues to keep the stolen idol. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Ananthamangalam Rama-rusting bronze idols Frames, Sita, Lakshman and Hanumana-Byla stolen from Rajagopalaswami, Ananthamangalam, Tamil Nadu, 1978. In 1978. Rama, Sits and Lakshman A network network -related network network with a Smugging network with a London network that was traced by a London network with a London network that was a London network with a London network. Kapoor. After presenting evidence of theft after UNESCO from 1970, the collector voluntarily started idols, which were formally handed over to the Indian High Commission in London in November 2020. The idols were subsequently repatriated to Tamil over and restored for worship in their original shrine.
On the other hand, the Hanuman idol from the same group acquired by the Asian Civilization Museum (ACM) in Singapore in 1998, remains without clear evidence of origin without clear evidence. Vijay Kumar, co -founder of the India Pride Project project, said: “ACM, Singapore, despite great evidence of origin, still adheres to the stolen bronze. ACM has so far replied only Uma Parameshware Idol from Sripuranthan Skandal.”
440 artifacts
A total of 440 artifacts were obtained since September 30th. These include 239 metal idols, 98 stone idols, four Maragatha Lingams and several paintings. “In addition to these idols, the Ministry of Culture has several artifacts that have been obtained from foreign land. We are in the process of verifying them to identify those belonging to Tamil over.
Published – October 13, 2025 09:28
