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The Jerusalem Post on MSN · 32m

Sotheby’s postpones auction after India’s Culture Ministry demands return of Piprahwa relics

government calls relics 'inalienable religious and cultural heritage' and threatens legal action against auction house.

UPI on MSN · 1h

Indian legal threat postpones Sotheby's auction of Piprahwa Buddhist relics

A Hong Kong Wednesday Sotheby's auction of the Piprahwa gems linked to the Buddha was postponed Tuesday after India threatened legal action to repatriate the gems.

Al Jazeera on MSN · 1d

What are the Piprahwa gems, and why is India trying to stop their auction?

New Delhi’s Ministry of Culture said the auction of the Piprahwa gems in Hong Kong, scheduled for Wednesday, “violates Indian and international laws as well as United Nations conventions” and demanded their repatriation to India “for preservation and religious veneration”.

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Sotheby's accused of 'colonial exploitation' as it auctions gems found with Buddha's remains

Art historian Naman Ahuja says the Piprahwa gems are "the cultural property of the world." But soon they'll be the legal ...

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Sotheby’s calls last-minute halt to Hong Kong sale of Buddha relics after India intervenes

Sale by family of 19th century British engineer of ‘duplicates’ of sacred relics he found in India called illegal by Indian ...

Sotheby’s Postpones Controversial Sale of Gems Linked to Buddha Amid Outcry

As gemstones found by a British landowner in colonial India head to Sotheby's, academics say it furthers "colonial legacies ...

1don MSN

India slams auction of jewels linked to the Buddha, calls for their return

India’s government has slammed the proposed sale of a dazzling cache of jewels linked to the remains of the Buddha and called ...

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