CHATSWORTH, SOUTH AFRICA, December 21, 2003: A Chatsworth family who are hooked on fishing have landed a “divine” catch in Durban Harbour. Seema Pillay, 26, husband Vellen, 30, and son Kyle, 7, were on their weekly fishing trip when they stumbled upon statues of Hindu deities in the water at Maydon Wharf. “We had been looking for a good fishing spot, as we had no luck the entire morning,” said Seema, a receptionist for an engineering company. “We were at a place known as Hot Waters Steam at Maydon Wharf. The tide had just gone out when we saw the colorful statues in the sand in the water. We were surprised and cannot understand who would throw away the statues,” she said.
The statues are of the deities Hanuman, Saraswati, Kali and Nataraja. She said people who had heard about the find had been calling their home claiming ownership of the statues. “Someone said that Christians were converting Hindus and making them throw away their statues and Godlamps. “I think the statues could have been stolen from a temple. They are heavy and we have no place for them. “If we do not find the owners, we shall give the statues to a temple,” she said.
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