Here’s what will happen to the statues recovered from Gujarat

In what is considered as a major finding, two 11th century bronze statues of Rajaraja Chola and his queen Lokmadevi, stolen from the Peruvudayar temple more than 50 years ago were recovered from a museum in Ahmedabad.

The statues were brought to Chennai on Thursday and would be transported to Thanjavur for a formal procedure in the temple.

After completing the formal procedures there, the idols on Saturday would be taken to a Kumbakonam court, which has been hearing the cases of idol theft. After getting the orders from the court, the bronzes would be installed in the big temple.