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9th century Parvati statue to return to Nepal


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2022 May 07, 10:41, Kathmandu
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The Yale University Art Gallery in Connecticut, USA, is returning a 9th-century stone statue of Parvati to Nepal. The statute remained in the permanent collection of the Gallery.

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Nepali Consulate General in New York and Yale University Art Gallery on Friday to return the statue to Nepal, according to the Consulate General.

The idol had gone missing from the Birbhadreshwar Mahadev Temple at Golmadi in Bhaktapur in 1975 AD. The sculpture was reportedly donated to the Yale University Art Gallery by a donor seven years ago.

The gallery and Nepal's Department of Archeology had conducted separate investigations to ensure whether the statue belonged to Nepal. The Consulate General in New York will return the sculpture to Nepal in coordination with the Art Gallery and the Department of Archeology.

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