Two 10th-Century Stone Idols, Which Were Stolen From a Temple in India and Found in a Garden Shed in the U.K., Will Be Repatriated | Artnet News

Two 10th-Century Stone Idols, Which Were Stolen From a Temple in India and Found in a Garden Shed in the U.K., Will Be Repatriated

Two 10th-century stone idols that were stolen from a temple in India have been recovered from an English woman’s garden shed. They will be formally returned to the Indian government during a special handover ceremony at the High Commission of India in London on August 15, which is India’s Independence Day.

Marinello collaborated with S Vijay Kumar, co-founder of the India Pride Project, who was able to identify the two yoginis. They matched images that recorded them at the Lokhari temple inby Vidya Dehejia, a survey of these sacred objects that generally represent female divinities and are associated with Tantric worship. They are usually worshipped as part of one large group, most often of 64 yoginis.

Luckily, the pair may soon be reunited with members of their original group. In 2021, another goat-headed idol was found in another English woman’s garden while she was preparing to sell her house. Another ram-headed yogini from the same temple was also found in Paris in 2013. Both are now in the National Museum in New Delhi, which is where the two latest finds are also likely to end up.

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