The valuables have an estimated preliminary worth of over 500 billion rupees ($11.2 billion), said Kerala Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, catapulting the temple in to the league of India's richest temples.
A treasure trove of gold & silver jewelry, coins & precious stones said to be worth billions of dollars has been present in a Hindu temple in southern India.
The thousands of necklaces, coins & precious stones have been kept in at least underground vaults at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple which is renowned for its intricate sculptures.
The temple, dedicated to Hindu lord Vishnu, was built hundreds of years ago by the king of Travancore & donations by devotees have been kept in the temple's vaults since. A necklace found was 18 feet (six metres) long. Thousands of gold coins have also been found. Since India achieved independence from Britain in 1947, a trust managed by descendants of the Travancore royal relatives has controlled the temple. But India's Supreme Court recently ordered that the temple be managed by the state to make definite the security of valuables at the shrine.
A treasure trove of gold & silver jewelry, coins & precious stones said to be worth billions of dollars has been present in a Hindu temple in southern India.
The thousands of necklaces, coins & precious stones have been kept in at least underground vaults at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple which is renowned for its intricate sculptures.
The temple, dedicated to Hindu lord Vishnu, was built hundreds of years ago by the king of Travancore & donations by devotees have been kept in the temple's vaults since. A necklace found was 18 feet (six metres) long. Thousands of gold coins have also been found. Since India achieved independence from Britain in 1947, a trust managed by descendants of the Travancore royal relatives has controlled the temple. But India's Supreme Court recently ordered that the temple be managed by the state to make definite the security of valuables at the shrine.
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