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Milestone in heritage management

Milestone in heritage management

The Hindu
Saturday, July 17, 2021 6:59 PM GMT

A June 7 landmark verdict by the Madras High Court provides many solutions for safeguarding idols and temple jewels from theft and smuggling

A poor farmer at Pathur village in the erstwhile Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu digs his agrarian land to put up a hay-woven cowshed. Clang! Sensing a buried metal object under his hoe, he digs carefully to unearth a beautiful Chola-era Nataraja bronze. A wily local man purchases it from him for a “princely” sum of ₹200. Within days, the idol changes multiple hands and ultimately reaches London, where it is accorded an incredible $250,000 as it gets sold on false provenance to one Bumper Development Corporation. The Government of India moved a British court to reclaim the idol that is a living testimony to the country’s rich cultural, technological, and religious heritage.
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