History

Ten antiquities retrieved from Australia and the us were handed over to the govt of Tamil Nadu in Delhi last week.

·       Dvarapala: Retrieved in 2020 from Australia, this stone sculpture belongs to the Vijayanagar regime dating to the 15th-16th century.

·       Hes holding a gada in one hand and has another leg raised up to the extent of his knee.

·       The sculpture was burgled from Moondreeswaramudayar Temple, Tiruneveli in1994.

·       Nataraja: Retrieved in 2021 from the United States, this image of Nataraja, a portrait of Shiva, in his divine cosmic dance type, is in tribhanga posture, standing on the lotus pedestal.

·       Its datable to the 11th-12th century.

·       Possibly, anandatandavaor the Dance of bliss is represented here.

·       The sculpture was burgled from the strong space of PunnainallurArulmiguMariyamman Temple, Thanjavur, in 2018.

·       Kankalamurti: Retrieved in 2021 from the U.S., Kankalamurti is portrayed as a horrifying aspect of Lord Shiva and Bhairava.

·       The sculpture is four-armed, holding ayudhas like damaru and trishula within the higher hands and a bowl and a trefoil formed object, as a treat for the playful fawn, within the lower hand.

·       The idol is datable to the 12th-13th century, and was taken from NarasinganadharSwamy Temple, Tirunelveli in 1985.

·       Nandikeshvara: Retrieved in 2021 from the us, this bronze image of Nandikeshvara, datable to the 13th century, is shown standing in tribhanga posture with folded arms, holding an axe and a fawn within the higher arms, along with his forearms in namaskara gesture.

·       This sculpture was taken from NarasinganadharSwamy Temple, Tirunelveli, in 1985.

·       Four-armed Vishnu: Retrieved in 2021 from the U.S., datable to the 11th century, and happiness to the later Chola amount.

·       The sculpture has Lord Vishnu standing on a padma pedestal holding attributes like shankha and chakra in two hands; whereas the lower hand is in abhaya gesture.

·       It absolutely was taken from ArulmiguVaradharajaPerumal Temple, Ariyalur, in 2008.

·       Goddess Parvati: Retrieved in 2021 from the U.S., the image depicts a Chola-period sculpture datable to the 11th century.

·       She is shown holding a lotus within the left hand whereas the correct is hanging down close to her kati.

·       This sculpture was additionally taken from ArulmiguVaradharajaPerumal Temple, Ariyalur in 2008.

·       Standing kid Sambandar: Retrieved in 2022 from Australia. Sambandar, the popular 7th-century kid saint, is one among the Muvar, the 3 principal saints of South India.

·       The sculpture is datable to the 11th century.

·       The legend goes that once receiving a bowl of milk from goddess Uma, the child Sambandar devoted his life to composing hymns in praise of Lord Shiva.

·       The sculpture displays the saint’s childlike quality, while conjointly empowering him with the maturity and authority of a spiritual leader.

·       It absolutely was taken from Sayavaneeswarar Temple, Nagapattinam, between 1965 and 1975.