8th-century idol stolen from temple in UP's Banda 40 years ago to find its way back home

The 8th-century idol stolen from a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Banda over 40 years ago, was recently discovered in a garden in a country home in England.

An ancient Indian idol of a goddess missing from a temple in Uttar Pradesh, presumed stolen over 40 years ago, will soon find its way back home to India after it was discovered in a garden in a country home in England.

The Yogini, which refers to the divine feminine in Hinduism, dates back to the 8th century and went missing from the village of Lokhari in Banda district around the late 1970s and early 1980s.