NAGAPATTINAM: An emerald lingam (Maragatha Lingam) dating back to over 1,000 years, was stolen from the Thiyagaraja Swamy temple in Thirukkuvalai near Nagapattinam on Sunday. The temple is ...

JAJPUR: Remains of an ancient Shiva temple, submerged in Baitarani river, have resurfaced in Dasarathpur block. The discovery of the temple and a three feet long Sahashra lingam was made during sand ...

Police inspecting the sanctum of the centuries-old Manonmaniam temple from where an emerald lingam was stolen. The priest found the sanctum sanctorum broken open. The emerald lingam (lingam carved out ...

Chennai: A Sivalingam made of maragatham (emerald), valued over Rs 2 crore from the 400-year-old temple in Thiruporur was stolen by unidentified men on Friday night in the darkness of the new moon ...

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore city police arrested a couple who stole a Shiva Lingam from a temple at Thudiyalur in the early hours of Tuesday to conduct pujas at home to lead a “wealthy and healthy life ...

Nagapattinam: A 1000-year-old Emerald Lingam, brought to India as "a victory souvenir" by King Chola, was found missing at the Brahmapureeswarar temple in Thirukuvalai village near here, police said ...

A Shiv lingam has been stolen and the structure housing it vandalised in Almora district. The idol was situated in an ancient Bhairav temple on the premises of the historical Maha Mritunjay temple in ...

Tiruvannamala: A precious ‘Maragatha Lingam’ (Shiva Lingam carved out of emerald) from a hill temple belonging to the ‘Vettavalam Jamin’ in Tiruvannamalai district, which reportedly went missing in ...