TRICHY: A five-foot-tall idol of Lord Brahma was found while digging pits for planting saplings at a coconut grove near
Thiruvaiyaru in
Thanjavur district on Monday.
The idol was unearthed at Veerasingampettai in 33-year-old Rajarajan’s land. He had engaged a contractor to dig pits. The operator of the earth mover felt something was stuck and when they dug further they found the idol. They brought it out and examined it and realised that it was a Brahma idol with four faces.
A five-foot-tall idol of Lord Brahma was found while digging near Thiruvaiyaru
Rajarajan informed village administrative officer (VAO) Rajeshkanna, who in turn alerted Thiruvaiyaru tahsildar Latha. A team of revenue officials and personnel from Nadukavery police station arrived at the spot and conducted inquiries. The idol was handed over to revenue authorities, who in turn alerted the archaeology department to determine its age.
The stone idol was dug out from a coconut grove near Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur
