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Oxford Returns Sacred Alvar Idol to India

Oxford Museum Returns Sacred Thirumangai Alvar Idol Why in the News ? The Ashmolean Museum of the University of Oxford has returned a 16th-century bronze idol of Saint Thirumangai Alvar to India. The idol will be restored to the Shri Soundararaja Perumal Temple in Thadikombu, Tamil Nadu, marking another step in repatriating stolen cultural heritage. …

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