Repatriation is essential to the Foundation's mission as heritage cannot be conserved if its most sacred objects remain in auction houses and museums abroad. Across the world, sacred stone images taken from Nepal sit in private living rooms and museum display cases. Many of them once stood in temples and courtyards, where people worshipped them. For Nepal's communities, a deity is a living presence at the heart of daily worship and festival life, which is why every stolen sculpture, painting, or carved window leaves a gap in a living tradition as well as in a collection.

Working closely with the Namuna Foundation, the team is building a database of stolen gods, tracking auctions and museum holdings overseas, challenging sales through legal means, and facilitating the return of sacred heritage to their communities. The Foundation also raises awareness of why returning cultural heritage matters for the continuity of Nepal's living culture.