Sripurandan (North)

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Sripurandan (North)
village
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,029
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Sex ratio 989 ♂/♀
Literacy56.51%

Sripurandan (North) is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Sripurandan (North) had a total population of 3029 with 1523 males and 1506 females. [1]

Temple

The village has a dilapidated Brihadeeswarar temple from 9th-century Chola period.

In 2008, theft of 8 idols from the temple was discovered by Government of India officials. [2] One of these idols, the Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol found its way to the National Gallery of Australia. Some of the stolen statues were consequently returned and are now displayed in the Government Museum at Kumbakonam. [3] [4] [5] [6]


S.No.DeityAs named in Idol Wing reportStolen Idol traced toCountryCurrent statusRemarks
1 Nataraja Natarajar [7] National Gallery of Australia Australia Recovered [8]
See: Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol
2 Uma Parameshwari Sivagami Amman [7] Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore Recovered [9] [10]
3 Ganesha Vinayagar [7] Toledo Museum of Art United States Recovered [11] [12]
4 Devi Amman [7] Recovered [12]
5Thani Amman [7] ICE United States Unknown [13]
Incorrect labeling by IW
6 Shiva Chandrashekar [7] James H. Clark [14] [15] [16] United States Unknown (Seized by US authorities) [16]
7 Manikkavacakar Sampanthar [7] Private collector United States Unknown (Seized by US authorities) [17] [18] [12]
Incorrect labeling by IW
8 Sambandar Narthana Krishnar [7] UnknownIncorrect labeling by IW

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