SachDan Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 ^ +1 TOI will obviously overstate the value to gain more eyeballs. Lets wait till a thorough valuation is done. Lol there are many people who are connected with the trust 'disappointed' at the numbers..they were actually hoping it could be well more than what has been estimated so far.. Tell you what, yet to be opened vault B alone could double the value of what has been discovered so far!
phaedrus Posted July 3, 2011 Posted July 3, 2011 so thats where i left it. have been looking around all week.
Desi Cartman Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 A 9 feet long necklace of 2.5 KG? Who the F was wearing that? Mayawati of the 1700s :icflove:
SachDan Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Call it the mother of all treasure hunts. The stock-taking by a panel of experts at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple has catapulted the shrine located here to the country's richest, with reports claiming that the value of recoveries may have touched close to Rs 1 lakh crore, more than Kerala public debt of Rs 70,969 crore. With one more "secret" vault yet to be opened, the figure in all likelihood will go up further. But sources said the figures could only be speculation as it wasn't possible to determine the antique value of the precious gems and jewellery. "These are antique pieces and it's not possible to determine their prices," said historian and former director of Indian Council of Historical Research M G S Narayanan. In other words, the worth of the treasure could be intimidatingly higher. The Supreme Court-appointed committee on Sunday refused to confirm reports about the value of the recoveries, saying that its mandate is limited to making an inventory of the assets. Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy said the treasure would remain with the temple. "The wealth belonged to the temple and it will be preserved where it was found. There is religious and historical significance to the findings. The state will ensure its security," Chandy told reporters on Sunday. Chandy said the police would patrol the shrine 24X7 and a control room had already started functioning. "Permanent security arrangements will be put in place only after consultations with the chief priest of the temple and the Travancore king who is the caretaker of the shrine," the CM said. A source said the seven-member panel was stunned by what it found in the secret vault marked `A' during its inspection on Thursday. There were close to 1,000 kg of gold coins, some of these from the East India Company era and Napolean's period, about one tonne of gold in the form of rice trinkets, sack full of diamonds said to be from Burma and Sri Lanka, a rope made of gold and thousands of pieces of rare 'sarappoli' necklaces. The stock-taking continued next day as only 30% of the assets could be counted on Thursday. Again there were surprises in the form of a three-and-a-half feet tall idol of Lord Vishnu studded with diamonds, emeralds and rubies, an 18-feet-long ornament used to adorn the deity and weighing 35 kg and 1 feet tall human figurines weighing 1 kg each. There were coins marked 1772 indicating they were from the era of former Travancore ruler Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma better known as `Dharma Raja' for his strict adherence to the rules of 'dharma'. Entry was strictly forbidden for the media and public to the site. There are six vaults marked A to F in the shrine. The A and B cellars have never been opened after 1872. The panel had set out on the job on June 27 and opened three vaults marked C, D and F till Wednesday. The observers, retired Kerala high court judge Justice M N Krishnan and Justice C S Rajan, said it was difficult give an exact date when the stock-taking would be completed. The B and E vaults remain to be opened. Narayanan said there were specific documents called 'Mathilakam records' which speak about the history of the shrine and about how the assets came into it. "The temple has been known since the 9th Century and figures in the writings of that time. Native ruler of Travancore (then pricely state) Marthanda Varma had given away all the wealth to the deity and ruled the kingdom as the Lord's agent." "Travancore was a very prosperous state and with its port facilities, traded in spices, sandalwood and ivory. The foreign currency recovered from the vaults may have come in through the trade route," he added.
gs Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 God alone has the power to prevent this wealth from being pillaged by the corrupt babus and politicians. Just a thought a though, with this much wealth probably we could buy Vatican or Mecca and sell it at a discount!!
Roshanrocks Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Just one temple has so much Gold.... i wonder how much money was looted from our country :sniffle:
21cent Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Why is the government taking this treasure? If it belongs to the temple then they should keep it.
Zap_Brannigan Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 True...it's going to be interesting as to how it'll pan out :hmmm: with so much booty involved..I mean wealthy treasure Arent these treasure collected by the then King? In that case, wouldn't all those assets belong to the state.
Mariyam Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Arent these treasure collected by the then King? In that case' date=' wouldn't all those assets belong to the state.[/quote'] Officially speaking, the treasure that is in the royal treasury ( handled by a munim) of a King is an asset of the state. The treasure that is from a King's personal collection is his own. I am not sure about the rules regarding personal treasures now, but for a long time after 1947 the GoI enforced a rather high wealth tax ( it is also slab based) on such treasures. That forced many of the royal families to short sell their treasures, and since the amounts involved were so high, the only buyer around was the GoI. :giggle: :cantstop: Depends how this treasure is classified.
Roshanrocks Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Latest figure is 1 lakh crore Rs and counting.... 22.22 Billion $
Sachin=GOD Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 and I think vault B (the one which has not been opened for over 130 years) is still to be opened :woot:
urbestfriend Posted July 5, 2011 Author Posted July 5, 2011 Kudos to Royal family of Travancore for not touching these treasure which is gifted to god by them. They could have easily got away with these treasure as the temple's administration was in their hand. Many other royal kingdoms , during accession in 1947, didn't share the treasure with the government.
Stuge Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Treasure the belongs to country i.e state ,but so called ministers will loot the treasure. how about keeping the treasure in a museum or something ,but security for it will cost a lot as well . between I have visited this temple last year when I was in Trivandrum .
mishra Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 :headshake: Man!!!...Priests all over the country will be digging their temple now. i am too late in guessing this.... I think some would have already started :haha:
NareshK Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 :headshake: Man!!!...Priests all over the country will be digging their temple now. i am too late in guessing this.... I think some would have already started :haha: I wouldnt be surprised if there are other temples found with treasures like this one. Even in this case, there are people who knew the treasure's existence but they kept it secret for hundreds of years.
cowboysfan Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 I have difficulty believing the numbers thrown about,i imagine this "estimate" will come down soon.
Sachin=GOD Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 I have difficulty believing the numbers thrown about' date='i imagine this "estimate" will come down soon.[/quote'] Its expected to go up once the vault B is opened. Right now they are having difficulty in opening that vault but its estimated that the total wealth may increase to something like 1.5 lakh Cr once that vault is opened :omg:
Sachin=GOD Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 All await revelation of the last chamber's secrets After the Rs 1 lakh crore treasure haul last week, the entire country is waiting with bated breath for the only other secret chamber of the Lord Padmanabhaswamy Temple, chamber B, to open and reveal its treasures. The seven-member Supreme Court committee entrusted with the task of preparing an inventory of the treasures will meet on Friday to decide if at all the chamber is to be opened. The 16th century temple, in the heart of the state capital, has six underground chambers — A, B, C, D, E and F. Traditionally, the first two are secret chambers and have not been opened for the last 136 years. Chambers C and D are opened twice a year and E and F are opened daily. After opening five chambers, the panel discovered a vast collection of gold, silver, precious stones and jewellery, estimated to be worth Rs 1,00,000 crore. Out of this, treasure worth Rs 50,000 crore is believed to have been found in chamber A alone. Experts feel chamber B contains more wealth than all the other chambers put together. But temple officials have reportedly advised the panel against opening the chamber, citing ancient legends of a bad omen befalling the state as well as those involved in the exercise. The chamber reportedly has a cobra motif on the main door, which according to experts is a warning that the chamber must not be opened. Legend has it that in the early 20th century when famine gripped the state, some officials tried to break open the chambers. But they dropped the idea when they heard sounds of roaring waters. Eventually it came to be believed that the subterranean vaults lead to the Arabian sea, which is just five km from the temple. "Officials should not hinder age-old temple customs. We must not anger the presiding deity," said a 62-year-old local Lakshmikutty Amma. Hindustan Times
asterix Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 Its expected to go up once the vault B is opened. Right now they are having difficulty in opening that vault but its estimated that the total wealth may increase to something like 1.5 lakh Cr once that vault is opened :omg: All the "estimates" will come down later when the booty gets shifted to off-shore banks..Politicians might already been working on this project of shifting the booty to Swiss banks..
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