A Natarajar idol that was stolen 62 years ago from the 2000-year-old Vedapureeswarar Temple at Tiruvedhikudi Kandiyur in Thanjavur district, was traced to the Asia Society Museum in New York, U.S.A.
Sixty two years ago, miscreants broke into the Vedapureeswarar Templeand stole an antique Natarajar idol. The temple at Thiruvedhikudi Kandiyur is 2,000 years old and comes under the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department. It is a well-known temple since ancient times, where Tamil saints and poets such as Tirunavukarasar and Thirugnanasambandar visited and sang the glory of the presiding deity.
Recently, S. Venkatachalam, 60, of the village having heard the news that the Idol Wing was tracing stolen idols, preferred a complaint on September 1. Based on the complaint, the Idol Wing registered a case and took up investigation.
