Suthamalli

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| subdivision_name2 = Ariyalur

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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.[http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx Primary Census Abstract, Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806044705/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |date=6 August 2009 }}

Temples

Historical Sundaresvarar Temple and Varadaraja Perumal Temple are located here.

= Idol theft =

The Chola-era brozes belonging to both the temples were stolen sometime before 2008.{{cite news|last1=A.|first1=Srivathsan|title=The quest for the Suthamalli Nataraja |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/the-quest-for-the-suthamalli-nataraja/article3666937.ece |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=The Hindu |agency= |date=22 July 2012}} The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) has traced some of them to the United States.{{cite news|last1=A.|first1=Srivathsan|title=New York seizure brings hope for Suthamalli |url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/new-york-seizure-brings-hope-for-suthamalli/article3693352.ece |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=The Hindu |agency= |date=27 July 2012}}

Varadaraja Perumal Temple

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| Vishnu

| Recovered

| {{cite news|title=Tamil Nadu: Rousing reception in Kailasanathar temple for Nataraja idol retrieved after 45 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/rousing-reception-for-nataraja-idol-retrieved-after-45-years/articleshow/92114937.cms |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Times of India |agency= |date=10 June 2022|quote=... They will be handing over Vishnu and Shri Devi metal idols to Varadharajaperumal temple at Suthamalli in Ariyalur district on Friday. ...}}

| Sridevi

| Recovered

| Bhudevi

| Recovered

| {{cite news|last1=Kabirdoss|first1=Yogesh|title=TN gets back two 1,000-year-old idols smuggled to US |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tn-gets-back-two-1000-year-old-idols-smuggled-to-us/articleshow/53165321.cms |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=Times of India |agency= |date=12 July 2016|quote=... The TN police had on May 28 brought back two idols stolen from Varadharaja Perumal temple at Suthamalli in Ariyalur district -that of Boodevi and Chakarathalvar -valued at `11.75 crore in the international market. ...}}

| Chakratalvar

| Recovered

| Unknown

Sundaresvarar Temple

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| Nataraja

| Natarajan{{cite web|title=Photocopies Of Antique Metal Idols Stolen From Sivan & Perumal Temple At Suthamalli Village, Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tneow.gov.in/IDOL/idols_foreign.pdf|website=Tamil Nadu Police: Economic Offences Wing|accessdate=5 August 2023}}

| ICE

| United States

| Unknown

| {{cite news|last1=Ilangovan|first1=Rajasekaran|title=Case of the missing idols |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/case-of-the-missing-idols/article8756093.ece |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Frontline |agency= |date=22 June 2016|quote=... Vijay Kumar said that while the origin of the place of one of the two Nataraja idols remains untraced, the other idols were traced to the Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Suthamalli village in Tamil Nadu in 2008. ...}}{{cite news|last1=Jenkins|first1=Cordelia|last2=Ramanathan|first2=Arundhati|title=The temple raiders |url=https://www.livemint.com/Specials/bir2aNHcarLs6Iw8sWAGTM/The-temple-raiders.html |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Mint|agency= |date=12 September 2012}}{{cite web|title=Kapoor Files- Art of the Loot Part 4- Here is the Suthamalli Nataraja?|url=https://poetryinstone.in/en/2013/09/13/kapoor-files-art-of-the-loot-part-4-here-is-the-suthamalli-nataraja/|website=Poetry In Stone|accessdate=6 August 2023}}

| Uma Parameshvari

| Sivagami Amman / Thani Amman

| ICE

| United States

| Unknown

| {{cite web|title=Kapoor Files- Art of the Loot Part 5- Suthamalli Uma Parameshvari?|url=https://poetryinstone.in/en/2013/09/20/kapoor-files-art-of-the-loot-part-5-suthamalli-uma-parameshvari/|website=Poetry In Stone|accessdate=6 August 2023}}

| Parvati

| Parvathy / Thani Amman

| Private collector

| Belgium

| Unknown

| {{cite news|last1=Ilangovan|first1=Rajasekaran|title= The great Indian idol robbery |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/the-great-indian-idol-robbery/article23581634.ece |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Frontline |agency= |date=8 January 2014|quote=... Besides, another idol, Thaniamman alias Parvathi, from the Suthamalli temple has been traced to a private collector in Brussels in Belgium, the DIG said. ...}}

| Parvati

| Sivagami Amman

| ICE

| United States

| Recovered

| {{cite web|title=Kapoor Files- Art of the Loot Part 6- Seized bronzes with ICE?|url=https://poetryinstone.in/en/2013/09/24/kapoor-files-art-of-the-loot-part-6-seized-bronzes-with-ice/|website=Poetry In Stone|accessdate=6 August 2023}}{{cite web|title=Bringing back our heritage: Return of Tamil Nadu Antiquities|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/TamilNaduAntiquitiesmay2022pdf(1)9CBZ.pdf|website=pib.gov.in|accessdate=19 August 2023}}

| Trishul

| Deepalakshmi / Asthiradevar

| ICE

| United States

| Unknown

| Somaskanda

| Somaskandar

| Unknown

| Kartikeya

| Murugar / Subramaniyar

| ICE

| United States

| Unknown

| {{cite web|title=Kapoor Files- Art of the Loot Part 2- Case of the Suthamalli Subramanya|url=https://poetryinstone.in/en/2013/09/10/kapoor-files-art-of-the-loot-part-2-case-of-the-suthamalli-subramanya/|website=Poetry In Stone|accessdate=6 August 2023}}

| Valli

| Unknown

| Chandikeshwara

| N/A

| ICE

| United States

| Unknown

| {{cite news|last1=Peter|first1=Petlee|title=U.S. authorities send details of seized Siva idol |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/us-authorities-send-details-of-seized-siva-idol/article3876137.ece |access-date=6 August 2023 |work=The Hindu |agency= |date=9 September 2012}}

References

Category:Villages in Ariyalur district