Devi Annapurna idol retrieved from Canada

Union Minister for culture and tourism G Kishan Reddy has said in Lucknow that an idol of Devi annapurna which was stolen from Varanasi will be handed over to Uttar Pradesh government on November11. The idol will culminate at Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Pran pratishtha of the idol will take place on November 15. Devi annapurna statue was stolen almost 100 years back. It was in a university in Canada. He said that 157 statues and paintings have been identified by the government which will be taken back from different countries.