Police inspecting the sanctum of the centuries-old Manonmaniam temple from where an emerald lingam was stolen. The priest found the sanctum sanctorum broken open. The emerald lingam (lingam carved ...

The lingam, weighing around 8kg, was kept hidden in a bag in the backside of the SUV. The emarald lingam was kept hidden in a bag in the backside of the SUV. (TOI photo by R Baskar) The accident ...

NAGAPATTINAM: A 1000-year-old Emerald Lingam was found missing from the Brahmapureeswarar Temple in Thirukuvalai village near here, police said today. The incident came to light when the temple ...