Suthamalli
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
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Suthamalli is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Demographics
As per the 2001 census, Suthamalli had a total population of 3922 with 1932 males and 1990 females.[1]
Temples
Historical Sundaresvarar Temple and Varadaraja Perumal Temple are located here.
Idol theft
The Chola-era bronzes belonging to both the temples were stolen sometime before 2008.[2] The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) has traced some of them to the United States.[3]
- Varadaraja Perumal Temple
- Sundaresvarar Temple
| S.No. | Deity | As named in Idol Wing report | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nataraja | Natarajan[6] | ICE | United States | Unknown | [7][8][9] |
| 2 | Uma Parameshvari | Sivagami Amman / Thani Amman[6] | ICE | United States | Unknown | [8][10] |
| 3 | Parvati | Parvathy / Thani Amman[6] | Private collector | Belgium | Unknown | [11] |
| 4 | Parvati | Sivagami Amman [6] | ICE | United States | Recovered | [8][12][13] |
| 5 | Trishul | Deepalakshmi / Asthiradevar [6] | ICE | United States | Unknown | [12] |
| 6 | Somaskanda | Somaskandar [6] | Unknown | |||
| 7 | Kartikeya | Murugar / Subramaniyar [6] | ICE | United States | Unknown | [8][14] |
| 8 | Valli | Valli [6] | Unknown | |||
| 9 | Chandikeshwara | N/A | ICE | United States | Unknown | [12][15] |
