Its sculpting began at a unit near Swamimalai in 2010
A 17-feet-high Lord Nataraja idol, mounted on a six-feet pedestal, cast at a sculpting unit near Swamimalai was handed over to the representatives of Sri Narayani Peetam, Vellore, on Monday.
The sculptor, Varadaraj of Thimmakudi, said the work of casting the highest Chola-period model Nataraja idol began in 2010 and was finally completed this year. It had also been proposed to engrave the Thiruvasagam on the pedestal, he said.
