Nagapattinam:
Six bronze idols were found under water here by fisherwomen at Kaduvayar in Mahadanam panchayat in Velankanni on March 28.
Two inalnd fisherwomen found the idols along with two boxes made of iron underwater in Kalasambadi village on March 28 evening. The two women were fishing when they found the box consisting of two idols of Lakshmi of 1.5 ft height each; one idol of Vilakku Nachiyar 3.5 ft high, and one idol each of Saraswathi, Vinayagar, and Chadrashekar, of varying heights of 1.5 feet to 2 feet. Besides the idols, two boxes made of iron were also found.
What purpose did the boxes serve? These are questions that remain to be answered.
The idols are now in the custody of Tahsildar, Nagapattinam.
