Veerasolapuram
Veeracholapuram | |
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village | |
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Coordinates: 11°44′51″N 79°01′46″E / 11.747483°N 79.029357°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Kallakurichi |
Taluka | Kallakkurichi |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,929 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 606 206 |
Telephone code | 04151 |
Vehicle registration | TN-15 |
Veerasolapuram (also Veeracholapuram or Viracholapuram) is an ancient village located near Kallakurichi in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
The temperature is moderate; the maximum and minimum temperatures being 38 °C and 21 °C respectively. The town gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon in winter and the southwest monsoon in summer. The average annual rainfall is 1070 mm.
Veeracholapuram is an agricultural village. Major crops cultivated are sugarcane and rice. The river Manimuktha runs through the village providing enough water throughout the year for irrigation.
Veeracholapuram is famous for its Shiva Temple and is known as Nareeswarar Sivan Temple (also Narishwara, Nagareshwara, or Ardhanareshwara Temple).[2]
The idols of Shiva, Parvati and other deities were stolen sometime in 1960s and were traced by the Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) with the help of volunteer-collective India Pride Project to various museums/institutions in the United States.[3][4][5]
S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
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1 | Tripurantaka | Cleveland Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [4][5][6] |
2 | Tripura Sundari | Cleveland Museum of Art | United States | Unknown | [4][5][6] |
3 | Nataraja | Private collector | United States | Unknown | [4][5][7] Auctioned by Christie's in 2003 |
4 | Sundarar | Freer Gallery of Art | United States | Unknown | [4][5][8] |
5 | Paravai Nachiyar | Freer Gallery of Art | United States | Unknown | [4][5][8] |
6 | Veenadhara Dakshinamurthy | Private collector | United States | Unknown | [4][5][9] Auctioned by Christie's in 2013 |
7 | Nandikeshwarar | United States | Unknown | [4][5] |