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$11 billion treasure revealed beneath temple in India
A court-ordered search of vaults beneath a temple in India has turned up a treasure worth at least $11 billion, according to reports from the Indian state of Kerala.
An inventory of what lies beneath the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, as reported on the website Business-Standard.com and others, reads like a prop list from an "Indiana Jones" movie:
- Rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls
- Replicas of coconut shells made of pure gold
- Hundreds of thousands of gold and silver coins, some dating to the 16th century
- Gold chains as long as 18 feet
- Solid-gold human figurines and idols
- Crowns and pendants
- Gold and silver bars
The wealth was amassed in at least six vaults, some of which had not been opened in 150 years, according to media reports. India's Supreme Court ordered an inventory of the vaults after hearing a private complaint seeking "more transparency and trustworthiness in the temple administration," according to a report on the news website daijiworld.com.
The former royal family of Travancore manages the temple. For an explanation about how the treasure might have been amassed, check out this report from CommodityOnline.com.
The Kerala government said Monday the treasure will remain property of the shrine, according to media reports.
"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," Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the Times of India.
As word of the find has spread, Kerala police are asking for help to safeguard the treasure, according to media reports.
"It is too big a challenge for the police. We have no trained personnel to manage such a huge treasure. We have sought the help of several agencies who can really help us," Jacob Punnose, director general of the Kerala police, told India Today.
What might the treasure, which the Economic Times of India says is likely the biggest in the country, mean for Kerala, a south Indian state of 33 million people? The Economic Times has some ideas.
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All I want to know is where are the pictures? I want to see pictures of these giant piles of gold coins and diamonds and stuff.
Give me a good crew... Oceans 14 perhaps... I'm down!
This youtube poster, states these are some of the treasure, treasure shown mid way in the video
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Don't you all realise that this type of treasure and amount can be found in all the prominent religous buildings in the world. No lie. You can see it for yourself. Russia in its churches and the vatican especially. The governments see this too. With the world economy falling apart you will soon see these religous places attacked and plundered. I guarantee this will happen, not by people, but by the governments.
The temple has amassed donations by fools for centuries only to greedily keep the wealth in their vaults without reinvesting it to help the needy. The result has been the impoverishing of the populace only to fatten those useless reserves. What an evil culture.
That's most organized religous groups.
The temples used to support schools. However, in the last millenium, Moslems and Christians have invaded India repeatedly and looted their wealth, including Kohinoor diamond that now bedecks British empress' crown. They didn't want to open these vaults to these barbarian invaders. The Indian culture is rich and benign one , you fool.
21 billion dollars would greatly benefit the poor in India. I am sure the g-ds would approve.
Tyokol do everyone a favor and just die you stupid racist piece of jhit!
You've apparently not been to Kerala.
Doesn`t make you wonder what`s really under the Vatican !! ?
It's worth $11 billion only to the extent that people will pay arbitrarily high amounts of money for rocks and metal.
Very well said.
Except it's not really arbitrary, the prices are determined by their scarcity, supply & demand.
As opposed to lets say 11 billion dollars worth of useless paper cash, or stocks/bonds that can go "poof" next week in a stock market crash? Gold and Diamonds are precious metal and gems respectively that have real use, hence real value. Cash money is not worth the paper it's printed on in ANY currency. And stocks and bonds go as stock markets rise orrrr fall and possibly crash. Yikes.
More Curry for everyone
Wealth is a cure for aids
Wealth is an agreeable and livable resolution of to the problems of global warming
Wealth is a handle on cancer.
Wealth is self-knowledge in this universe and our place in it.
Wealth is good relations with your neighbour
IT IS NOT A ROCK
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Wealth is alot of money! period
Why does everything have to turn into a fight between the races? It doesnt seem to matter what is reported on here, the comments end up the same. Race against race. Country against country. No wonder the whole world is "going to hell in a hand basket" Its just childish and rediculous. What everything SHOULD boil down to is love, kindness, caring and forgiveness. Instead of competiveness, hatred, possession, and killing. people should step back and take a look at the furture they are making for their own children, neices, nephews, and grandchildren. Mark my words, we will make their lives 1000 times harder than what ours are right now. We are all united by this earth, but we all let this earth come between us. It is just shameful!
Cannot say any better!!!
Amen!
Be nice to use some of that to.....oh I don't know....feed, cloth, house the poor of India.....but all over this world this type of wealth is not used wisely.
this is just one temple of India, there are many. Just imagine all their wealth! India doesn't have oil but temples!!! :-))
For Goodness Sakes!!!! One of the poorest countries in the world with this type of wealth? Put religion aside – and spread that wealth to help your people – Unbelievable!
one of the poorest countries then why is the GDP of India $4 Trillion ? get your facts straight 🙂
It is no surprise.. India was the wealthiest society in ancient times.. that is before Muslims invaded the country and started looting.. and then the British did the same. The queen of England still refuses to give some of treasures they looted out of country.
There are several other temples scattered throughout India where the temple priests dug secret tunnels and vaults just to hide the precious items and treasure from the invading looters.
I hope temple trust use this wealth for betterment of human life .. Towards eradication of malnutrition..good health care for poor....and not in making more and more temple.
Glad the British imperials did not notice any bling in the temple. Otherwise the temple would have been robbed...
What?! No real coconut shells?
It'll be taken by the govt over there in total secrecy,and replaced with perfect fakes,India needs the money a hell of a lot more than it needs to worry about religion,etc...They wont pass this up.
Oh I forgot, the Mughals too were good at robbing others property...