GUWAHATI: After the police recovered the centuries-old idol of the Ugratara Temple, the temple management committee on Wednesday informed that the temple will now have two idols of the deity which will be installed with a religious ceremony.
A member of the Ugratara temple management committee, Kailash Sarma mentioned, “We were supposed to install the new Ugratara idol in the temple during the Ugratara Mahotsav. But, it is a blessing that the police recovered the original century-old idol. Now, we have to postpone the date of the Ugratara Mahotsav.”
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He further added that the original idol will undergo some repairs before being installed in its original place in the temple.
The police have arrested four persons, namely- Saan Hussain, Adil Ali, Rahul Ali and Mintu Roy in connection with the stolen idol.
The centuries-old deity was stolen from the temple on the night of November 15, 2018.
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