Saturday, July 2, 2011

Kerala temple a treasure trove

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Kerala's Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is guarded in heavy security as a team appointed by the Supreme Court opened chambers which have been locked for centuries. Photo by Lekshmikanth PS
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According to unofficial sources, so far, gold and precious stones worth thousands of crores have been unearthed. Photo by Lekshmikanth PS
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on Thursday an 18 feet long necklace weighing 10.5 kg was found. On Friday a 536 kg of 18th century gold coins and about 20 kg of the British East India Company’s gold coins were found. Photo by Lekshmikanth PS
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With these findings, Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple is now one of the richest temples in the country

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