Suthamalli


Suthamalli is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Suthamalli had a total population of 3922 with 1932 males and 1990 females.

Temples

Historical Sundaresvarar Temple and Varadaraja Perumal Temple are located here.

Idol theft

The Chola-era bronzes belonging to both the temples were stolen sometime before 2008. The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department has traced some of them to the United States.
S.No.DeityStolen Idol traced toCountryCurrent statusMore Details
1VishnuRecovered
2SrideviRecovered
3BhudeviRecovered
4ChakratalvarRecovered
5Unknown

S.No.DeityAs named in Idol Wing reportStolen Idol traced toCountryCurrent statusMore Details
1NatarajaNatarajanICEUnited StatesUnknown
2Uma ParameshvariSivagami Amman / Thani AmmanICEUnited StatesUnknown
3ParvatiParvathy / Thani AmmanPrivate collectorBelgiumUnknown
4ParvatiSivagami AmmanICEUnited StatesRecovered
5TrishulDeepalakshmi / AsthiradevarICEUnited StatesUnknown
6SomaskandaSomaskandarUnknown
7KartikeyaMurugar / SubramaniyarICEUnited StatesUnknown
8ValliValliUnknown
9ChandikeshwaraN/AICEUnited StatesUnknown