In Pics: In a historic move, Australia returns 29 antiques to India
Authored By Gandharv Walia
Published: Mar 20, 2022, 20:19 IST | Updated: Mar 20, 2022, 20:19 IST
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Inspecting antiques
PM Modi inspects antiques returned by Australia. These artefacts represent a large geographical region in India, like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and West Bengal.
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Welcome move
A Dancing Sambandar statue, Lakshmi Narayana artefact, Durga Mahisasuramardini idol and seated Jina sculpture have been sent.
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National treasure
These antiques include Shiva and his disciples, Jain tradition, worshipping Shakti, Lord Vishnu and his forms, portraits and decorative objects.
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Noteworthy moment
These antiques belong to different time periods. The earliest ones date back to 9-10 century CE.
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From the past
These antiques are primarily sculptures and paintings executed in variety of material like sandstone, marble, bronze, brass, paper.
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