Veerasolapuram (also Veeracholapuram or Viracholapuram) is an ancient village located near Kallakurichi in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India.2011 Census Village code for Veeracholapuram = 634599,
Climate The temperature is moderate; the maximum and minimum temperatures being 38 °C and 21 °C respectively. The town gets its rainfall from the northeast monsoon in winter and the southwest monsoon in summer. The average annual rainfall is 1070 mm.
Agriculture
Veeracholapuram is an agricultural village. Major crops cultivated are sugarcane and rice. The river Manimuktha runs through the village providing enough water throughout the year for irrigation.
Historical Temples Veeracholapuram is famous for its Shiva Temple and is known as Nareeswarar Sivan Temple (also Narishwara, Nagareshwara, or Ardhanareshwara Temple).
Idol Theft The idols of Shiva, Parvati and other deities were stolen sometime in 1960s and were traced by the Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) with the help of volunteer-collective India Pride Project to various museums/institutions in the United States.
S.No. Deity Stolen Idol traced to Country Current status More Details1 Tripurantaka Cleveland Museum of Art United States Unknown 2 Tripura Sundari Cleveland Museum of Art United States Unknown 3 Nataraja Private collector United States Unknown Auctioned by Christie's in 20034 Sundarar Freer Gallery of Art United States Unknown 5 Paravai Nachiyar Freer Gallery of Art United States Unknown 6 Veenadhara Dakshinamurthy Private collector United States Unknown Auctioned by Christie's in 20137 Nandikeshwarar United States Unknown
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