A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine ...

Picture this: as the earthmover roared to life, the man struck gold—or rather, bronze—discovering ancient treasures in the form of statues depicting the revered deities Lord Vishnu and Goddess ...