statement giving details of theft of antiquities from...
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Statement giving details of theft of antiquities from Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites/Museums maintained by the
Archaeological Survey of India during last five years from 2010-2014.
2010
Sl.
No.
State Name of
Monument/Sites &
District
Description of object
Date of theft
Action
taken
Status
1. West
Benga
l
Hazarduari Palace
Museum,
Murshidabad
3 nos. valuable
Silver antiquities
objects namely
"Alam Panja"
from Religious
gallery of
Hazarduari Palace
Museum.
11.08.2010
Photograph
is available
Sl. No 1a,b,c
F.I.R
lodge
d
Not recovered.
2. Rajast
han
Kaner-Ki-Putli
Temple, Distt.
Bhilwara
Four armed
seated female
deity
26 &
27.08.2010
Photograph
is available
Sl. No 2
F.I.R
lodged
Not recovered.
3. Rajast
han
Kaner-Ki-Putli
Temple, Distt.
Bhilwara
A stone sculpture
along with two
small sculpture
3rd & 4th
.11.2010
Photogra-
phs are not
available
As and
when
photograph
s of stolen
object
available
with us it
will be
uploaded
on the
website.
F.I.R
lodged
Not recovered.
YEAR 2011
Sl. No.
State Name of
Monument/Sit
es & District
Description of object Date of theft
Action
taken Status
1. Andhra
Pradesh Sivalayam
temple of Old
Vishnu and
Mukteswara
Swamy temple
complex,
Peddamudiya
m, YSR
Kadapa
district
A nandi
sculpture Photograph is not
available
17th -18th
May, 2011
F.I.R lodged Not recovered.
2. Andhra
Pradesh Mahamandap
a in
Soumyanatha
Swamy
Temple,
Nandaluru,
YSR Kadapa
district
Stone bud
portion
(flower
decoration)
3.6.2011
Photograph is
available Sl.
No. 1
F.I.R lodged Not recovered.
3. Madhya
Pradesh Dharmrajesha
war Temple
and Buddhist
Caves Village
Chandwasa
tehsil Garoth
Distt.
Mandsour
The sculptural
panel termed
as
Dashavatara
contains 9
avataras and
one figure of
Vishnu
(1.56x0.74cm
x0.21 cm in
dimensions)
Sand stone
6th-7th
September,
2011
Photograph is
available Sl.
No. 2
F.I.R.
lodged Recovered in two parts. But central portions of
the panel showing the standing figure of Vishnu is
still not recovered
Year-2012 Sl. No.
State Name of
Monument/Si
tes & District
Description of
object
Date of
theft Acti
on
tak
en
Status
1. Assam Figures of
Ganesa, Siva-
Lingas, Four-
handed
Bhairabi,
Miniature
Sikhara
Shrines,
Figures of
‘Narakasur’,
Two-handed
‘Bhairabi’,
Stone
gateway,
Dancing
Bhairava
(locally
known as
Balabhairava
) engraved on
rock at
Kamakhya
Hill,
Guwahati
Dist.
Kamrup,
Assam
Fragment of an
architectural
member appears
to be a
miniature
sikhara part
measuring
approximately
42cm in length,
27.5 cm in
breadth & 19
cm in height is
crowned by an
amlaka with a
socket. Lower
part has two
circular
moldings which
are damaged
partially
13-6-
2012
Photogr
aph of
only
miniatur
e sikhara
is
available
Sl. No. 1
F.I.R.
lodged Not recovered
2. Tamil Nadu Teppakulam
urani,
Madarapatti,
Kulathur
Taluk,
District
Pudukottai
stone idols of
Brahma and
Ambal from the
centrally
protected
monuments at
idls in the
southern bund
of Teppakulam
urani
28.6.201
2
Photogr
aph is
available
Sl.No. 2
F.I.R.
lodged Not recovered
3. Chhattisgar
h
Mahadev
Temple Pali,
District,
Korba
Stone Idoles of
Brahma &
Shiva (Natraja)
a
b
01.9.201
2
Photogr
aph is
available
Sl. No. 3
a,b
F.I.R.
lodged
Not recovered
4. Rajasthan Temple near
Chandrabhag
a
Jhalrapatan,
District
Jhalawad
Stone sculpture
of Shiva And
Parvati
26&27-
11-2012
Photogr
aph is
available
Sl. No. 4
F.I.R.
lodged
Not recovered
5. Delhi Indian War
Memorial
Museum, Red
Fort ,Delhi
A Dagger with
Ivory handle
21-12-
2012
Photogr
aph is
available
Sl. No. 5
F.I.R.
lodged
Not recovered
year 2013.
Sl. No.
State Name of
Monument/Si
tes & District
Description of object
Date of theft Action taken Status
1. Karnataka Fortress &
Renuka Devi
Temple,
Chandragutti
Soraba
Taluk,
District
Shimoga,
Karnataka
Stone sculpture of
eight handed
Mahishasuramardini
made of chloritic
schist, standing in
tribhanga posture.
12.01.2013
Photograph is
available Sl. No.
1
F.I.R. lodged Not recovered
2. Karnataka Sri
Vaidyeshwar
a Temple,
Talakad
District,
Mysore
Sculpture of four
handed
Dakshinamoorty made
of granite with
Prabhavali, seated
upon a lotus throne in
ardhaparyanka
mudra.
03.2.2013
Photograph is
available Sl. No.
2
F.I.R. lodged Not recovered
3. Chhattisgarh Excavated
Tivardev
Buddhist
Monastery,
Sirpur,
District
Mahasmunda
,
Chhattisgarh
Seated image in
lalitasan posture
built on the soft
stone. The left hand
of the image is
straightly kept on the
left knee whereas
right hand is holding
a bowl.
17.3.2013
Photograph is
available Sl. No.
3
F.I.R. lodged Not recovered
4.
Karnataka
Mallikarjuna
Temple,
Basaral,
District
Mandya.
Shivlinga
13.5.2013
Photograph is
available Sl. No.
4
F.I.R. lodged
Not recovered
5. Karnataka Bucheswara
Temple,
Koravangala,
Hassan
Taluk,
Hassan
District.
Seated Chaturbhuja
Ganesha in Hoysala
style of art datable to
late 12th century AD.
Ganesha is in Ardha
lalitasana, four
armed bearing danta,
ankusha, pushpa and
modaka patra. The
sculpture is
exuberantly
decorated with
jewellery.
11-12-10-2013
Photograph is
available Sl. No.
5
F.I.R. lodged Not recovered
year 2014.
Sl. N
o.
State Name of
Monument/Sites &
District
Description of object
Date of theft Action taken Status
1. Karnataka Image of Durga from
the premises of
Panchalingeswara
Temple, Govindanahalli,
K.R.Pete Taluk,
Mandya district,
Karnataka.
Stone sculpture of
eight armed
Mahishamardini
(Durga). The deity
bears trident, sword,
chakra, arrow, bell,
shield and bow as
weapons. She is shown
pushing the human
form of demon in her
lower left hand. The
sculpture is made of
grey soap stone.
Photograph
Sl. No. 1
07.03.2014
F.I.R. lodged
Not recovered
2. Karnataka One broken granite
Shivalinga from Shiva
temple, Thimmalapur,
Hospet taluk, Bellary
Dist, Karnataka, a
centrally protected
monument- reg.
Broken Stone (granite)
Shivalinga
Photograph
Sl. No. 2 A & B
18th-19th
.06.2014
F.I.Rlodged Not recovered
3. Karnataka One black granite stone
Nandi fixed to the
Bharateswara subshrine
of Ramalingaeswara
temple complex Avani,
Mulbangal taluk, Kolar
district, Karnataka, a
Centrally Protected
Monument
one black granite stone
Nandi
18-19.07.2014
F.I.R. lodged
Not traceable yet.
Photograph
Sl. No. 4 A &B
4. Bihar Sculpture of Jain
Tirthanker (Mahavira)
made of stone (granite)
from the premises of
Jain Shrine Temple
Rajgir a centrally
protected monument
sculpture of Jain
Tirthanker in sitting
posture in dhyan
mudra (Mahavira)
Photograph Sl. No. 5
30-31.07.2014
F.I.R. lodged
Not recovered
5. Karnataka Two Schist Stone
Sculptures from
Nageswar temple,
Mosale, Hassan taluk,
Hassan district
Karnataka, centrally
protected monument.
Two Schist Stone
Sculptures of
Sarasawati and
Mahisasuramard-ini
Photograph
Sl. No. 6 A & B
13-14.09.2014
F.I.R. Lodged Not recovered
Reference
Statement giving details of theft of antiquities from Centrally Protected Monuments/Sites/Museums maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India In the year 2015
1. Karnataka Theft of one
schist stone
Yaksha sculpture
from
Bhimesheshwara
temple at
Neelgunda,
Harappanahalli
Taluk,
Davangere
district,
Karnataka a
centrally
protected
monument.
schist stone Yaksha
sculpture
26 April
2015
F.I.R. Lodged Not
recovered
2.
Orissa Theft of one
sculpture of
Trivikrama
(Locally called
Bali Vamana)
from the
premises of
Varahanatha
temple, Jajpur,
Orissa, a
centrally
protected
monument.
sculpture of
Trivikrama
(Locally called
Bali
18 May
2015
F.I.R. Lodged Not
recovered