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Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Trivandrum

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala is now famous as Thiruvananthapuram Treasure Temple all over the world. In July 2011, the seven member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India opened the secret chambers (known as Nilavara in Malayalam) of the Trivandrum Lord Vishnu temple to prepare a list of valuable treasure kept the temple. The finding of the ancient treasure in the temple was a wonder to the whole world - more than Rs. 100,000 crore (US$22.3 billion) treasure were found in the secret cellars of the temple. The Thiruvananthapuram Treasure (nidhi in Malayalam) includes ancient gold ornaments, golden crown, 18th century Napoleonic era coins, gold coconut shells, a 3.5 feet tall gold idol of Mahavishnu studded with rubies and emeralds, diamond, ruby, and other precious stones were some of the main findings in Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple.

Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala is one of the 108 Holy Temples of Lord Vishnu. This ancient Mahavishnu temple is situated inside East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram (also known as Trivandrum). Read more info about Sree Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Thiruvananthapuram Treasure Temple here.

With the findings of more than Rs. 100, 000 crore, Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple in Trivandrum became the richest Hindu Temple in India as well as the World. Earlier Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (also dedicated to Lord Vishnu) was regarded as the wealthiest temple in India and world. The Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh is having some 320 billion (US$7.14 billion) in gold, coins and other assets. If the antique value of Thiruvananthapuram Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure has been taken in to account, the assets could be worth several times the current market price.

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