The Richest Hindu Temple in India

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala became the Richest Hindu Temple in India

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple became the richest Hindu Temple in India as well as the world. As on 7th July 2011, after completing the asset valuation of the 5 secret cellars of the temple the treasure sums to more than Rs. 100,000 crore, that’s around US$22.3 billion in total, without even calculating the antique value of the objects. Earlier Sree Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh was regarded as the richest temple in India. Other richest temples in India are the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, and Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in Maharashtra.

List of Ancient Treasure Found in Trivandrum Temple

List of Assets found in Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple include a Golden idol of Lord Vishnu worth Rs. 500 Crore studded with precious stones, thousands of ancient gold coins, golden elephant statues, thousands of ancient gold ornaments, Swarna Dhanus, Swarna Pathakam, Golden Umbrellas, Precious Belgium Diamonds, Indraneelam, Emeralds, Rubies, famous golden crown known as Kulashekharaperumal Crown (Kkireedam in Malayalam), Golden Coconut Shells, golden ropes and utensils etc. It should be noted that the worth of these antique gold and diamonds are just an estimation only, when the original prices of these ancients assets are calculated the original treasure worth will surely be doubled.

Secret chambers of Temple - Nilavara

Earlier the six underground chambers (Nilavara in Malayalam) of the temple were opened by a team appointed by the honourable Supreme Court of India, after the petition filed by advocate Mr T.P. Sundara Rajan. Each underground strong rooms were a feast for the eyes of the authorities as they were stunned with the collection of antique jewellery, antique gold coins, diamonds, rare stones, golden crown, and gold vessels.

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple has six kallaras or Nilavara (Vaults or Secret chambers) which are labelled from A to F. The chambers labelled A and B haven’t been opened for more that 130 years. While the cellars labelled C to F will be opened during festival or some important ritual occasion. Majority of the treasure was found in Vault A. The secret chamber labelled B is expected to be opened only after a meeting on 8th July 2011.