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[typed] Vishnu, the Supreme God

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[spoken] These Deities are called Vishnu and Lakshmi.

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They are part of the collective Indian psyche.

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They're household names in India, and

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they're worshipped in all places.

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[typed] Gadgach Temple, Rajasthan, India

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Looted 2009

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January 2014, Indian Consulate, New York City

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[Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, Consul General of India]

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I come from a village, and I have seen

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how important these deities are to the people

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who see them every day.

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[typed] Interpol most wanted works of art:

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No. 6:  Vishnu and Lakshmi

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[spoken] I can't tell you how happy I am to see these pieces of art,

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pieces of culture, pieces of our heritage, here right now.

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[typed] "Vishnu and Lakshmi" 350 lbs

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Smuggled to Hong Kong, Thailand, London, New York

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Seized by ICE Homeland Security Investigations

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"Vishnu and Parvati" 600 lbs

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Smuggled to Hong Kong, New York

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Sent to Switzerland, New York

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 Seized by ICE Homeland Security Investigations 

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"Bodhisattva", smuggled to New York

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Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Newark Airport

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[spoken] All in all, if you were to sell these items, you could get over 1.5 million dollars on the open market for them.

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[James Dinkins, Executive Associate Director, HSI]

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But we all know, things that are thousands of years old,

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and represent part of history for India,

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you cannot place a value on that type of an artifact.

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[Mulay] I'd like to really express heartfelt gratitude

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to the U.S. authorities,

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for having invested so much of time, energy and resources,

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in obtaining these, securing these, and now,

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helping us to repatriate them to the place where they belong.

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Marks a very important development in our bilateral cooperation.

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It's a great moment for us.

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We are being reunited with our cultural properties.

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