1,000-year-old emerald Lingam goes missing from temple

NAGAPATTINAM: A 1,000-year-old Emerald Lingam was found missing from the Brahmapureeswarar Temple in Thirukuvalai village near here, police said on Tuesday. The

NAGAPATTINAM: A 1,000-year-old Emerald Lingam was found missing from the Brahmapureeswarar Temple in Thirukuvalai village near here, police said on Tuesday. The incident came to light when the temple priest went to perform pooja on Monday evening and found the Suyambu Lingam (created by God) missing and the box in which it was kept broken, they said. Police said they suspect the involvement of an international gang in the theft.

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