PURI, INDIA, November 11, 2001: Close on the heels of the burglary at the 11th century Lingaraj temple at Bhubaneswar a week ago, miscreants stole two icons including that of Lord Madan Mohan from the Sri Jagannath temple here early on Sunday. The two-foot-high ashtadhatu or eight metal idol, regarded as the representative of Lord Jagannath, was found missing when workers came to open the sanctum sanctorum of the 12th century shrine at dawn on Sunday. The silver idol of Narayani, the deity of the new moon day, was also untraceable, temple administration sources said. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that his government would ask for a CBI inquiry. In the meantime, the investigation is being carried out by the state crime branch of police.
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