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Nepal’s deities in transit
Sacred objects stolen from shrines are being returned from museums in the West only to be stored away in museums in Nepal
In search of stolen gods at the Met
For decades the Met has been adding to its antiquities collection pieces of dubious origin, including from Nepal. Now, its reputation is eroding.
Laxmi-Narayan is home
Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIA huge crowd gathered around the two-tiered temple of Laxmi-Narayan in Patko Tole on this historic day as the sounds of…
US returns another antiquity to Nepal
Nepal Embassy in Washington receives the 10th century Uma Maheswar statue from Denver Museum on Monday. The figure was stolen from Patan…
Bonhams cancels auction of Nepali antiquities
France’s Bonhams has withdrawn five 600-year-old religious objects stolen from Nepal from an ongoing auction after widespread international…
US museum returns stolen Nepal god
The original 12th-century Laxmi-Narayan stolen in 1984. Photo: LAIN SINGH BANGDEL In Sotheby’s catalogue in 1990. Photo: ERIN L. THOMPSON The…
Bringing our Gods home
Two 1,000-year-old stone deities return to Nepal, but hundreds of other stolen objects are still out thereHOMECOMING: The 12th century Uma…