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Komal gupta

16/01/22 13:20 PM IST

Source: PIB

Stone idol of goat head Yogini

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A 10th century stone-headed Yogini idol had been returned to the state of Uttar Pradesh. 

About the idol:

  • The sculpture of a goat-headed Yogini idol belonged to a group of stone deities in sandstone and was installed in Lokhari temple.
  • The Yogini cult and temples were studied by an Indian scholar at the National Museum in New Delhi and observed that this art form had surfaced in the art market in London in 1988.
  • The India Pride project Singapore and Art Recovery International, London assisted the High Commission in the identification and requisite documentation of the statue.
  • The statue has been handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India.

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