Thiruvananthapuram, Saturday, July 02, 2011: According to the recent reports the seven-member committee, appointed by the Supreme Court to take an inventory of the six vaults (kallaras) at the SreePadmanabhaswamy Temple here, have found stunning range of precious articles estimated to be worth Rs one lakh crore.
One of the amazing artifacts found on Saturday is a golden statue of Lord Vishnu studded with precious gems. Other articles found from the cellar opened on Saturday include emeralds, various types of golden chains and zodiac rings.It turned out to be a virtual treasure trove of precious gold ornaments, jewels, stone-studded crowns, vessels, platters, lamps, solid gold objects and a wide range of other curios of immense heritage and intrinsic value.
The examination of four of the six inner chambers in the sprawling temple complex showed that they contained gold chains, gold, a large number of silver and brass platters, ornaments, a stone-studded crown and glittering gold coated parasols and may other objects of great intrinsic and antique value, temple sources said.
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