idols

Seven idols worth crores of rupees seized from house in Chennai

December 14, 2022 6:42 am

The Idol Wing sleuths became suspicious after they noticed on December 7 that the idols registered with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) by a person appeared to be stolen from temples.

Two more antique idols traced to US museums, says TN police

November 16, 2022 9:14 am

The two antique idols belonged to the ancient Sri Venugopala Swamy temple and Sri Viswanatha Swamy temple, Alathur, Thiruvarur district, respectively. They were kept in safe custody at the Sri Viswanatha Swamy temple from where they were stolen

Partial solar eclipse today: Why do some temples remain closed during surya grahan?

October 25, 2022 6:17 pm

According to astrologer Pandit Jagannath guruji, Rahu and Ketu are the north and south lunar nodes that cause eclipses. "The amount of negative energy released during 'grahan' is of an 'unusual magnitude'," he said

Centre hands over 10 stolen antiquities retrieved from US, Australia to Tamil Nadu govt

June 02, 2022 10:05 am

The collection of antiquities handed over to the Tamil Nadu government included figurines named Dwarapala, Nataraja, Kankalamurti Kadayam, Nadikeswara Kadayam, Four-Armed Vishnu, Sri Devi, Siva and Parvati, Standing Child Sambandar and Child Sambandar.

Retd officer probing stolen idol cases refuses to hand over records as term ends

December 01, 2019 4:18 am

The government had on Friday issued an order to Manickavel to hand over the records of all cases being probed under him. Manickavel “shall hand over all the records/details pertaining to cases and work done by him and by the special investigation team.

Offbeat entrepreneurs: This artist converts scrap into idols

March 26, 2015 1:27 pm

SK Khaleel a forger from Hyderabad takes copper, brass or Aluminium scrap from his customers, melts it, and casts figurines and idols.

Saints to approach HC over ban on idol immersion

October 11, 2013 5:03 am

Raw material costs up,Ganpati idols could be dearer

July 20, 2011 12:33 am

Bringing Ganpati bappa home could be a bit heavy on your pocket this year as traders are facing a hike in cost of raw materials.

Idols seized in UP district stolen from Nepal temple

March 22, 2010 2:39 am

The five ancient ashtadhatu idols worth Rs 10 crore,which were seized by the police from Dumariyaganj area of Siddharth Nagar district last Tuesday,were reportedly stolen from a temple in Nepal.

Lost magic

October 11, 2009 2:50 am

It’s difficult to be born an agnostic in a middle-class Bengali family in Kolkata. Even more difficult to turn into one early in life unless something earth shattering has struck your childhood.

Festivities end, idols immersed in Hooghly

October 05, 2014 10:25 am

West Bengal's four-day-long festivities, the Durga Puja festival, came to an end on Saturday with immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga as people celebrated Bijoya Dashami.

Intricate and divine: different moods of Durga Puja idols in Delhi's Chittaranjan Park

October 01, 2014 8:53 am

As Durga Puja celebrations are in full swing, some artisans look back and narrate their experiences.