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Sripurandan (North) is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Sripurandan (North)
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Population (2001)
• Total	3,029
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Sex ratio	989 ♂/♀
Literacy	56.51%

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Sripurandan (North) had a total population of 3029 with 1523 males and 1506 females.[1]

Stolen Idols

The village became famous in 2008, when theft of 8 idols were discovered from a 9th-century Chola temple was discovered by Government of India officials. One of these idols, the Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol found its way to the National Gallery of Australia. Two of the stolen statues were consequently returned and are now displayed in the Government Museum at Kumbakonam.[2][3]

References

Primary Census Abstract, Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu Archived 29 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Boland, Michaela; Hodge, Amanda (8 March 2014). "Town prays for its stolen god Shiva to return". The Australian. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
Hodge, Amanda (10 November 2014). "Tamil Nadu village turns out to welcome home Dancing Shiva". The Australian. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

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