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| | Antique idol stolen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | An antique granite idol of Lord Vishnu, dating back to the Kalchuri era, was stolen from a temple in Bilha area of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. |
 | | Theft of the four-feet high idol, weighing two quintal, was noticed on Friday and it was suspected that the idol might have been shifted elsewhere in a vehicle, police said. |
 | | The idol, which was recovered during deepening of Pacharayya pond between 1936 and 1938, had been kept with other idols of Kalchuri era at a temple adjoining the pond, Earlier, an idol of Brahma and another of Apsara had been stolen from the temple, but the Brahma idol was later recovered. |
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