The Goddess Complex: A set of revered stone deities was stolen from a temple in northwestern India; their story can tell us much about our current reckoning with antiquities trafficking.

The article discusses the mystery behind the theft of sculptures of the Tanesar goddess from the Taneshwar Mahadev temple in Rajasthan, India, which highlights the trafficking of antiquities over the past decade. It states that archeologist Ratna Chandra Agrawala's promotion of the Tanesar artworks led to their theft. It describes the trend of museums' acquisition of artworks from shady dealers.