| Suthamalli | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ariyalur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3922 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | TN- |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1020 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 55.61% |
Suthamalli is a village in the Udayarpalayam taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
As per the 2001 census, Suthamalli had a total population of 3922 with 1932 males and 1990 females.[1]
Historical Sundaresvarar Temple and Varadaraja Perumal Temple are located here.
The Chola-era brozes belonging to both the temples were stolen sometime before 2008.[2] The Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu Criminal Investigation Department (IW-CID) has traced some of them to the United States.[3]
| S.No. | Deity | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishnu | Recovered | [4] | ||
| 2 | Sridevi | Recovered | |||
| 3 | Bhudevi | Recovered | [5] | ||
| 4 | Chakratalvar | Recovered | |||
| 5 | Unknown | ||||
| S.No. | Deity | As named in Idol Wing report | Stolen Idol traced to | Country | Current status | More Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nataraja | Natarajan[6] | ICE | United States | Unknown | [7] [8] [9] |
| 2 | Uma Parameshvari | Sivagami Amman / Thani Amman | ICE | United States | Unknown | [10] |
| 3 | Parvati | Parvathy / Thani Amman | Private collector | Belgium | Unknown | [11] |
| 4 | Parvati | Sivagami Amman | ICE | United States | Recovered | [12] [13] |
| 5 | Trishul | Deepalakshmi / Asthiradevar | ICE | United States | Unknown | |
| 6 | Somaskanda | Somaskandar | Unknown | |||
| 7 | Kartikeya | Murugar / Subramaniyar | ICE | United States | Unknown | [14] |
| 8 | Valli | Valli | Unknown | |||
| 9 | Chandikeshwara | N/A | ICE | United States | Unknown | [15] |