Alathur | |
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village | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tiruvarur |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,626 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Alathur is a village in the Mannargudi taluk of Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, India.
As per the 2001 census, Alathur had a population of 1,626 with 841 males and 785 females. The sex ratio was 933. The literacy rate was 67.39. [1]
Historical Viswanatha Swamy Temple and Venugopala Swamy Temple are located here.
The Chola-era brozes were stolen from the temples more than 50years ago. [2] The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) has traced them to various museums/institutions in the United States. [3] [4]
S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
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1 | Vishnu | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [3] [4] [5] |
2 | Sridevi | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [3] [4] [6] |
3 | Bhudevi | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [3] [4] [7] |
S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Somaskanda | Freer Gallery of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [8] |
2 | Dancing Sambandar | Norton Simon Museum | United States | Unknown |
[2]
[9] Auctioned by Christie's in 2011 |
3 | Yoganarasimha | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [3] [10] |
4 | Ganesha | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [3] [11] |
5 | Dancing Krishna | Christie's | Unknown |
[4]
[12] Auctioned by Christie's in 2020 | |
6 | Standing Vishnu | Metropolitan Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [4] [13] |
... In the fall of 2022, the museum discovered that the Somaskanda bronze was photographed in the Shiva temple (also known as Visvanatha) located in Alattur village (alternate spelling: Alathur), Mannarkudi taluk (alt spelling: Mannargudi), Tamil Nadu, India, in 1959; the original photograph is at the photo archive jointly run by the École Française d'Extrême Orient (EFEO) and the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP). It is unclear when the sculpture left the Tamil Nadu temple. ...
Alathur | |
---|---|
village | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tiruvarur |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,626 |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Alathur is a village in the Mannargudi taluk of Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, India.
As per the 2001 census, Alathur had a population of 1,626 with 841 males and 785 females. The sex ratio was 933. The literacy rate was 67.39. [1]
Historical Viswanatha Swamy Temple and Venugopala Swamy Temple are located here.
The Chola-era brozes were stolen from the temples more than 50years ago. [2] The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) has traced them to various museums/institutions in the United States. [3] [4]
S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vishnu | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [3] [4] [5] |
2 | Sridevi | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [3] [4] [6] |
3 | Bhudevi | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [3] [4] [7] |
S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Somaskanda | Freer Gallery of Art | United States | Unknown | [2] [8] |
2 | Dancing Sambandar | Norton Simon Museum | United States | Unknown |
[2]
[9] Auctioned by Christie's in 2011 |
3 | Yoganarasimha | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [3] [10] |
4 | Ganesha | Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [3] [11] |
5 | Dancing Krishna | Christie's | Unknown |
[4]
[12] Auctioned by Christie's in 2020 | |
6 | Standing Vishnu | Metropolitan Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [4] [13] |
... In the fall of 2022, the museum discovered that the Somaskanda bronze was photographed in the Shiva temple (also known as Visvanatha) located in Alattur village (alternate spelling: Alathur), Mannarkudi taluk (alt spelling: Mannargudi), Tamil Nadu, India, in 1959; the original photograph is at the photo archive jointly run by the École Française d'Extrême Orient (EFEO) and the French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP). It is unclear when the sculpture left the Tamil Nadu temple. ...