Treasures at Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple





After some time , I am after a small bang with my blog .I am here with my next post with a public happening , everything below are solely my own opinion ,no bad ideas ,just read the disclaimer at the very bottom of my webpage after reading this . . .

This is about a temple in Southern kerala , the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple which is one of the most famous Lord Vishnu Temples in South India which was built in the 16th century by the rulers of Travancore area .
You all are familiar with this , especially south Indians . Precious stones , kilograms of pure jewellery ,vigrahas , gold and silver estimated to be worth of thousands of crores have been found in the secret underground vaults of sri padmanabhaswami temple in southern India , A seven-member team appointed by the court including retired judges is still conducting an inventory of the vaults.The stock-taking process was ordered by the Supreme Court following a petition filed by an advocate T.P. Sundararajan over mismanagement of the temple affairs adding that the present people in charge are incapable of managing the assets of the temple . The temple has around 6 underground chambers named A , B , C , D , E , F . The first day's evaluation revealed treasures worth around 20000 crore as estimated by the team . On second day it came around 50000+ crores and still it's going on .
"Treasures included very old gold chains, diamonds and precious stones which cannot be valued in terms of money," says Malayala Manorama,
The treasure contains ‘Kashi necklaces’ worth several crores, believed to be worn by kings of Travancore.Crowns, jewels and precious stones were also listed.The seven-member committee, aided by Fire Force, Rescue Force and PWD officials, entered the underground chamber, armed with oxygen masks.Three sets of crowns and an idol of Padmanabha Swamy have been listed.A large collection of ‘Saratpoli mala’, numbering 1,000,was also found. They are studded with gems called ‘aval’. Nearly a tonne of ‘aval’ was found.One of these chains was reportedly 18-foot long.‘Swarna dhandu’ in huge numbers and ‘pathakam’ have also been listed in this chamber.The chamber was feared to be filled with poisonous fumes due to which it was oxygenated first. The members who entered the chamber were provided with oxygen masks.
The committee has already opened the ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘F’ chambers while the ‘E’ chamber could not be opened on Wednesday, as it required the presence of the ‘nambi’. This chamber and chamber ‘B’ on Today. The whole exercise began on Monday with the committee members opening the ‘C’ chamber which contained gold items, including golden umbrellas, pots,‘varps’ and silver pots. On Tuesday, the ‘D’ and ‘F’ chambers were opened.Precious stone-studded thrones and crowns have been found among the innumerable valuables stacked in these chambers. On Wednesday, the committee opened the ‘A’ chamber — which had not been opened for centuries — for a few minutes and decided to seek the help of Fire and Rescue Services personnel and Health Department officials to ward off any untoward incidents.

But ,on the basis of what they are estimating it's value ??????

The revealed items consist of necklaces ,gold coins ,precious & rare diamonds , golden vessels , golden crown , statues made of gold , golden emblems and all of them are antiques !!!! & how did they estimate the value of them all on a sudden ?
Experts say that when all the chambers are opened , the overall value of the treasures will cross the assets of the Thirupati Sri balaji temple. The Chief Minister of kerala Mr.Oommen Chandy ordered for a strong security force for this famous temple. The temple is under tight security and monitoring under the police force and it is expected that central forces will be called on for expanding security .
And above all ,the curiosity lies in ,what is going to be done with this treasure  ? ? ?
According to the the present progression ,it seems that ,the original value of the treasure may cross the overall income of the state .The estimation is going on still and when it is completed , next comes " what is next ? " The vaults are believed to be opened before around 150 years ,and it was very hard to be accessed . The Known legends say that the kings of travancore kingdom sealed these immense tresures in nilavaras ( meaning vault in malayalam ) for future ,may be on the proverb in malayalam " sambattu kaalatt thai pattu vachal aapatt kaalat kapattu tinnam " , meaning if we save when we are wealthy ,we can use it when we are in lackage & now it is in our hands .

Anyway ,as the world says Indians are always intelligent and maestros in engineering ,then and everytime .The construction of the 'nilavaras' depict that . It was very difficult to break into some of the vaults even though it was very old on the make .The kings also kept so much barriers in some of the vaults . Who then thought it will get to the hands of the right people atlast ? ?
Let's see in the coming days ,what is going to be done with this when everything is revealed and the real value is estimated .

:))
ente sri padmanabhaswamiye .............................

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13 comments:

  1. Hello ,
    I am an NRI from kollam presently working in UAE , I was searching about this issue and came to your blog and I am also very eager to know what is going to be done by our government with this uncountable treasure . Atlast for a long time ,our television channels and news
    papers will be full of news about this and the mismanagement with all these found valuebles

    Sandeep

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  2. Hai Jishnu,

    i think u have chosen the right spot. Fine, its clear that u have been sincere to it. But according to me you could have added some more points to make it more interesting & informative, like the public response etc.

    Hands off to your knowledge in the construction details of vault.

    Ok then....continue with ur write ups.....once u get a chance try to bring out the story of "Indian Soldiers".

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  3. jish i lke this post bt one comment. I think direct involvment of Chief Minister Omman chandi B4 adding more CRPF or Camandos is not for gud . BCZ ippo aa resources okke nilavarail thanne theraichu vachu bt for ny raason if they tok these items out it vl b plunted by politicions and the onw who got a chance to...

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  4. Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is now one of the richest temples in the country.So security will be a risk,and those who administer the Temple n the jewels will b honored with some bad names

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  5. The supreme court should intervene immdtly before things goes out of hands otherwise we will be only discussing this with Mr.Arnab as to what should be done.

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  6. dei,,
    BUDDHIJEEVI ,,,

    what's your next post ?

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  7. problems are still going on ..
    A final decision is not taken yet ..
    Anyway keep writing da..
    I saw ur article on Hindu that day,,
    Gud job and it's good that you manage all things in pace : school ,entrance class , blog ,photgraphy and all your passions . . .
    Never sacrifice one for another

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  8. വാര്‍ദ്ധക്യം മനുഷ്യന്‍റെ വിചാരത്തെയും വികാരത്തെയും ബുദ്ധിശൂന്യമാക്കുമെന്നു കേട്ടിട്ടില്ലേ...അതിനു ദ്രിഷ്ടാന്തമാണ് നമ്മുടെ ബുദ്ധിജീവി ചമഞ്ഞു നടക്കുന്ന സുകുമാര്‍ അഴീക്കോടിന്‍റെ വാക്കുകള്‍...മൂപ്പരുടെ അഭിപ്രായ പ്രകാരം ശ്രീ പദ്മനഭാസ്വമിയുടെ ക്ഷേത്ര സ്വത്തുക്കള്‍ രാജ്യത്തിന്‌ തീറെഴുതി കൊടുക്കണമത്രേ....അത് രാജ്യത്തിന്‍റെ സ്വത്തു ആണത്രേ.....നിങ്ങള്‍ പറയു `ഈ രാജ്യത്തെ കപട രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരനും..മത നേതാക്കള്‍ക്കും കയ്യിട്ടു വാറന്‍ കൊടുക്കണോ ആ അമുല്യ പൈതൃക നിധി....?????

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  9. I strongly believe that the asset recovered at the temple to be used for the perpetuation of the ancient culture of this country. temples being the symbol of the religion which gives the strength to the people this is to be used for construction of new temples. Earlier rajas used to build and dedicate them to the people.Locking up or exhibiting the assets is equal to killing the same.All the temples in India has become old .
    I suggest that this assets can be easily sold as any other offerings.Let a grain of gold from PADMNABHA bless the homes of his worshipers with prosperity. Let the rich get the the blessings by owning these precious offerings.Let us build a number of temples all over the world which will perpetuate this culture for the coming centuries.
    Hope travancore royal family will try to consolidate a public opinion and do their duty to this great culture.

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  10. Dr.Balakrishna,USA

    The extent to which Indians are rich are not only exhibited by their noble values and heritage but with such vast riches that the World would ponder to know for ever.

    Having said the above,human greed which was non existant in the past is very much prevalent in the present day world.
    It should not even be worthwhile to know further about this Godly treasures which has been so well preseved over centuries.More we know, more we would be curious and the dirty human mind will explore all perverted ideas to encash by one way or other.Infact other than the purpose of journalism initiatives, the said treasure was not even worth knowing.It is the secrets of God and almighty.It is someting to have pleasure to know the treasures of a neighbors family which is immoral.In this case its is the treasure of Lord Vishnu, which no human worth the salt should even explore.

    Friends,keep the things as it exists and concentrate on your good positive daily work.Do not even imagine or think positive/personal of this treasure as this princially does NOT belong to you.It would be futile and with bad omen already sensed with the death of the petitioner by intial exploration,things would be much more henious and would be bad for the community and even human race if something unforseen happens!
    Pray Lord Vishnu to give better strength to maintain peace, love and order in human society.That would be more than required to protect the wealth of God by less trusted humans be it commandos, Police or anyone.They all come under the sam umbrella of present Government functioning which has led to current sorry stste of affairs in the name of poor.The poor could remain happy if he is left alone.Do not make him happy by unscrupoulous means.

    Let Lord Vishnu protect himself from the clutches of humans

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  11. A very informative post on riches of Padmanabhaswamy temple . It a famous pilgrimage centre and its important to know the Padmanabhaswamy temple timings as there is a special timing for Nirmalya Darshanam.

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