nballa Posted July 7, 2011 Posted July 7, 2011 did someone just say melt 400 yr old statues and coins? i'd like to nominate this guy for something. i'm sure there is post in our government office just for people like these.
Mariyam Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 So does Mallu get me a share? Mariyam' date=' want to represent me?[/quote'] Mallu , yes. Honorary Brazilian Mallu, it will be a stretch. Here's the offer: Litigation fees ( 1000 $ for each appearance) + 15% of the amount you win. Take it or leave it. :deal:
Late Cut Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Mallu , yes. Honorary Brazilian Mallu, it will be a stretch. Here's the offer: Litigation fees ( 1000 $ for each appearance) + 15% of the amount you win. Take it or leave it. :deal: Hmmm, my counter offer: You get to use the "aaana" for life, that i plan to buy with the money; i'll keep you safe from the slimy mustachioed men you'll have to deal with; you'll get 10% of the $$$. I am agreeable to 100 rupees per appearance (quite generous of you in fact) if you throw in some free bollywood dancing lessons, we have a deal.. :--D
DomainK Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Mallu , yes. Honorary Brazilian Mallu, it will be a stretch. Here's the offer: Litigation fees ( 1000 $ for each appearance) + 15% of the amount you win. Take it or leave it. :deal: Lawyers these days :headshake:
cowboysfan Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 Supreme Court ordered not to open the chamber B :( excellent,just enough time for thieves to drill a tunnel underneath the vault!!!
Mariyam Posted July 8, 2011 Posted July 8, 2011 excellent' date='just enough time for thieves to drill a tunnel underneath the vault!!![/quote'] I saw on NDTV that if someone tries to steal the treasure by drilling a hole into the vault, the treasures will oxidize ( or whatever the right scientific term is) due to the sudden inflow of air. Opening the vault has to be very deliberate and planned in the right scientific way. @ Late Cut: Find yourself another lawyer. :P
lonestarranger Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 I saw on NDTV that if someone tries to steal the treasure by drilling a hole into the vault' date=' the treasures will oxidize ( or whatever the right scientific term is) due to the sudden inflow of air. Opening the vault has to be very deliberate and planned in the right scientific way.[/quote'] This fits perfectly with the logic posted here : Source : Hindustan Times Posted by S=G here : http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showpost.php?p=1551066&postcount=62
Roshanrocks Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 Here is what has been found so far * 1000 Kg of gold coins, some of them from the Napoleon and East India company eras. * About 1 Tonne of Gold in the form or rice trinklets. (This in itself comes to about 200 crore rupees, and how much you would add for the antique value is left up to u only) * A sackful of diamonds said to be from Burma and SriLanka. * A 3 1/2 foot tall idol of Vishnu studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds
Sidhoni Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 Last chamber still not opened due to security reasons, we dont know what can be in there!! :nervous:
Roshanrocks Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 Last chamber still not opened due to security reasons, we dont know what can be in there!! :nervous: :secret:
ganeshran Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 :secret: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: :hatsoff:
DomainK Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 :secret: :haha::haha::haha::haha::haha::haha: Too good man :two_thumbs_up:
kabira Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Thats lot of Gold. Trust should give this to RBI and RBI should pay them monthly interest and use that Gold to good effect. everyone is happy.
Roshanrocks Posted July 17, 2011 Posted July 17, 2011 Petitioner in Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple case dies THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: TP Sunderarajan, who approached the apex court requesting a stock taking of the gold and jewels stored in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple near here, passed away early Sunday. He was 70. He was suffering from fever for the past two days and was at his home near the temple when he died, a source close to him said. His funeral will take place later in the day, he added. A seven member committee formed by the apex court has completed the stock taking of five of the six vaults of the temple early this month. The treasure is unofficially estimated to be worth over Rs.one lakh crores. Sunderarajan, a 1964 batch Indian Police Service officer, had approached the apex court citing that the temple affairs were being mismanaged. He wanted an estimation of the assets that remained untouched for several years. He was part of the security ring of the former prime minister Indira Gandhi. He later quit his job and took up the legal profession. bhooooooooooooooooooooooot
Sachin=GOD Posted September 16, 2011 Posted September 16, 2011 Don't open Kerala temple's vault B for now: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme court on Friday said the question of opening vault B of Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be considered only after steps have been taken for the protection and conservation of the artefacts that were taken out from other vaults An apex court bench of Justice RV Raveendran and Justice AK Patnaik gave the ruling while reserving its order on the recommendations of the expert committee on the security of the valuables from other vaults. The court will pass its directions on Wednesday. Justice Raveendran said that while the court will uphold the traditions and faith of the devotees, it will not let them come in the way of providing security to temple treasure. The court said: "Somewhere down the line, a compromise has to be hammered between tradition and faith, and the security of the temple treasure." Rubies, diamonds, gold statues and coins found in the five vaults opened so far have been unofficially estimated to be valued at over Rs 1 lakh crore. Link
Sachin=GOD Posted September 16, 2011 Posted September 16, 2011 :secret: :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:
Sachin=GOD Posted December 7, 2012 Posted December 7, 2012 In Sree Padmanabhaswamy treasure temple, security is paramount For centuries it towered above the cityscape, almost merging with the skyline and the region's cultural ethos. But in the last one-and-a-half years the gopuram or the ornate tower of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple has come to symbolise a collective feeling of goodwill and romance for the fairytale-like twist to the temple's history, its all-powerful deity and the treasure that he guards. The story of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram took a dramatic turn as the news about its vast riches leaked to the outside world a year ago. "The temple, its rites and rituals, and even its timings are the same," says Parameswaran Nair, acting secretary of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Trust that looks after the temple's affairs and is run by the erstwhile royal family of Travancore (a kingdom that encompassed the southern part of modern day Kerala). But everything else has changed, a fact that is evident from the rising flow of visitors to the temple. TRAVAILS OF TREASURE : Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is one of the 108 holy shrines of Lord Vishnu known as Divyadesam. The temple made headlines after a Supreme Court-appointed committee started inventory assessment of its secret vaults after prolonged litigation between a complainant and the royal family. A huge cache of gold, precious stones, jewellery, rare coins and idols was discovered in six underground cellars of the temple. The rough estimate of the value of the treasure was around .`1 lakh crore making it probably the richest temple in India. But those who are close to the temple administration point out that the precious items are not part of any treasure but the accumulated offerings made by the erstwhile royal family and other neighbouring kingdoms to the deity. After the news of the treasure leaked, the temple has been converted into a virtual fortress. But the elaborate security arrangement that the government has provided in the temple as per the Supreme Court's directive has not deterred pilgrims. "They have to pass through metal detectors and are frisked by police," says N Vijayakumar, deputy commissioner of police in charge of the security arrangements. Earlier, that is, before the temple's riches were found, the daily inflow of pilgrims was around 500 to 1,000. But today, the number has gone up to 5,000 to 10,000 pilgrims. Most new visitors to the temple are from the other three South IndianBSE 0.38 % states though a few are from the northern parts of the country. The police have installed more than 50 CCTV cameras in the temple, a sprawling 30 to 35-acre complex with four entrances. On all four entrances, armed commandos stand guard. Vehicles have to stop at a police barricade about 50 metre away from the entrance. "An area of around 100 metre around the temple has been declared as a security zone," says Vijayakumar. A video-wall directly opposite his seat displays the pictures taken by the CCTV cameras. Add to this the scores of cops in plain clothes milling around inside and out side the temple campus. Every house, shop, hotel and lodge within this perimeter has been surveyed and its occupants identified. Hotels and lodges are to furnish information about the people who are staying there while the residents have to inform about their guests and other casual visitors to their house. A REVENGE BOOST: "The voluntary offerings of those who visit the temple were its only revenue till a decade ago," says EK Harikumar, executive officer of the temple. The annual revenues were around .`1 crore while the expenditure was slightly higher still, thanks to the painfully elaborate rituals the temple follows. "The difference was usually met from the contribution from the royal palace," he says. Today, the temple rakes in Rs 7 crore per year from just visitors. Meanwhile, in its office inside the temple complex, a Supreme Court-appointed committee is busy preparing its report on the inventory assessment of the treasure. The head of the committee, Dr MV Nair, says the work is in progress. The committee works in such away that the temple rituals and practices are not affected. "We are not arriving at any value estimate; we are only documenting it," he says. SECURITY STEPPED UP: The government has already implemented a Rs 9-crore plan for providing security to the temple. In the second and third phases, modern and hi-tech equipment would be installed, including electronic gates, scanners, Xray machines, baggage checking units and automatic bollard checks with remote control. The expenditure earmarked for the second phase is Rs 10 crore. In the third phase, more equipment like radars, underground scanners and biometric scanners will be installed. Yet, some customs will hardly change. Every morning, at 7.45 am, a palace car pulls up before the temple. Uthradam Thirunal Marthanda Varma, the oldest surviving member of the erstwhile Travancore royal family, gets out and heads for the temple, continuing a tradition that's been synonymous with the temple for the denizens of Kerala's capital. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/in-sree-padmanabhaswamy-treasure-temple-security-is-paramount/articleshow/17514013.cms
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