Three metal idols were unearthed while digging soil to build a building for the primary agricultural cooperative society at Pushpavanam village near Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district on Saturday.
The idols include a 2 1/4 feet
tall Ambal statue, and a 1 1/4 feet high Lord Shiva and Parvati combined in the same base.
Revenue department took possession of the statues and are investigating whether these are panchaloha idols, sources added.