Ninth century Shiva statue, smuggled to UK, to be returned to India

Ninth century Shiva statue, smuggled to UK, to be returned to India

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A rare late ninth century stone statue of Lord Shiva, which was stolen from a temple in Rajasthan and smuggled to the UK, will be returned to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday. The stone Nataraj/Natesha murti, in "chatura pose with jatamakuta and trinetra" and almost four-feet-tall, is a rare depiction of Lord...

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