Kerala bestowed with Padmanabha Swamy treasure in 2011

Thursday, December 29, 2011, 19:13 [IST]

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The Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has always attracted visitors from far and wide due to its structural grandeur and also as the family shrine of the Travancore Royal House, which ruled southern Kerala for centuries. It was often claimed by old-timers that its underground chambers contained fabulous wealth but not many took it seriously until an inventory conducted on the Supreme Court orders in mid-June found that the temple treasures were much more fabulous than anybody ever thought.

Though the exact monetary value of jewels, gems, stone- studded crowns, trinkets, heavy gold chains, piles of gold and silver coins is yet to be quantified, experts are of the view that wealth would surpass Rs 1 lakh crore by modest reckoning.

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