11-22-2003, 08:48 PM
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headline=Tallest~Nataraja~idol~to~be~airlifted~for~Switzerland
Tallest Nataraja idol to be airlifted for Switzerland
Chennai: A 11 foot tall panchaloha idol of Lord Nataraja, weighing
about two tonnes, sculpted in a village near Swamimalai in
Kumbakonam taluk in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, is to be
airlifted from Chennai for Switzerland.
Nearly 24 sculptors in Thimmakudi village toiled day and night for
the past six months to create the worlds tallest Nataraja idol, now
on its way to Chennai from the village.
The Nuclear Power Corporation in Geneva, Switzerland, had requested
the Indian nuclear power corporation for a panchaloha idol. The job
was entrusted to the sculptors in the village.
The total cost of the idol was around Rs 15 lakh. It has been
crafted as per the agama rules.
PTI
headline=Tallest~Nataraja~idol~to~be~airlifted~for~Switzerland
Tallest Nataraja idol to be airlifted for Switzerland
Chennai: A 11 foot tall panchaloha idol of Lord Nataraja, weighing
about two tonnes, sculpted in a village near Swamimalai in
Kumbakonam taluk in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, is to be
airlifted from Chennai for Switzerland.
Nearly 24 sculptors in Thimmakudi village toiled day and night for
the past six months to create the worlds tallest Nataraja idol, now
on its way to Chennai from the village.
The Nuclear Power Corporation in Geneva, Switzerland, had requested
the Indian nuclear power corporation for a panchaloha idol. The job
was entrusted to the sculptors in the village.
The total cost of the idol was around Rs 15 lakh. It has been
crafted as per the agama rules.
PTI