KATHMANDU, APRIL 16

The Laxmi Narayan statue which was stolen in 1984 was brought to Patan Durbar Square by the Department of Archaeology officials, in Lalitpur, on Friday.

The idol was worshipped in Patan until it went missing in 1984 but was later traced to a museum in USA.

Photos by Photojournalist Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times -

Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT