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Art Gallery of NSW returns carved Nepalese goddess 20 years after discovering it was stolen

The wooden carving was repatriated by the Art Gallery of NSW in a ceremony near Kathmandu . (Supplied: Art Gallery of New South Wales)

An 800-year-old wooden carving has been returned to one of Nepal's oldest temples, nearly 50 years after it was stolen. 

The 1.3m strut was repatriated in a ceremony near Kathmandu on Tuesday, after being inherited by the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) in 2000.

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