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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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Stop all usa aid and tell india to use this new found treasure.....
America run by Dunkin Donuts and Dunkin Donuts run by Indians,so American run by Indians 😉
None of the Dunkin Donuts here on the east coast are run by Indians.. Your comment is very ignorant. ps. Dunkin Donuts usx anyways!
Nate, it's not an ignorant comment if it's true. You can only speak for the East coast.Plus it was only a joke so get the corn cob out of your butt.
I can imagine all the indian politicians(including queen bee) salivating on how to accquire this wealth and transfer it all to their swiss bank accounts.Muslims and europeans were ousiders,now we will see insiders loot
Congress deities have much more this is only apeanut
I totally agree with you........
Congress deities have much more this is only a peanut as per standards
Wow, how some of you peoplle can take a treasure found under a Indian Temple and turn it around into a Anti-American bash is beyound me ! And what in the heck does Dunkin Donuts, IBM, NASA, Microsoft, and Australia have to do with it ? You peeps must just find a subject and hi-jack it to have your own battle of the brainless !
Latest figures comes to USD 22482.014 Million now. Still one more safe to open. Thats a whopping amount of money.
The few Indian's I know are very hard workers and great people, I really hope this money is used to help build up the outer areas of India and provide the people with more options in life.
A gud comment with sense.
Hmm, yes for some reason it's considered more fair if one local guy robs 100 million people than if one outside guy does the same. That's perfectly fine by the UN for instance, which is run mostly by local robbers.
So many of the people of India are living in dire poverty. This money should be spread around to help those in need, not left sitting in a temple where it does no one any real good. I hope the people of India demand their share.
Their share? What right do they, or anyone else have to it?
The reason India or any country has a poverty problem is because the majority of their adults cannot resist the urge to have children. So they have children despite their poverty, then work 18 hours, and rarely see their children. But for some reason, they have a strong urge to reproduce. You see the same problem in California, Canada, and Tennessee.
thank God it remained safe and sound from evil eye of British imperial mutants.
pls correct your facts CNN...ur reports are too lazy...
its $22 billion treasure that has been found till now...
& still more too come!!!
Your lucky its not in the United States. The govt here would tax it or just take it and use the money to fund free abortions.
free abortion now or lifetime welfare recipient later? Drill, baby, drill!
Still they've been counting the treasure and the latest value is $22B
Betcha there are kids living in sewers not more than a block away from that temple. Pathetic.
Whether 22billion or more..........it is enough to eradicate POVERTY in India...........and replace it with homes and food and feed millions..............but being an Indian I know.............they would rather build another 10 temples than deal with POVERTY...........they like beggars adorning their temple gates............if they brought everyone above poverty line then where will they do charity and show off their wealth..........its no use............having so much wealth.............it will only go into pockets that already have more than enough...........so its futile