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The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011.
While vault B (as also presumably Vault G and Vault H) remains unopened (since the 1880s), vaults A, C, D, E and F were opened along with some of their antechambers. Among the reported findings, are a 1.1 metres (3.5 ft) tall solid pure golden idol of Mahavishnu , studded with hundreds of diamonds and rubies and other precious stones. [ 36 ]
The royal family has maintained that they oppose the opening of Vault B, stating that it is a "secret and sacred place." According to the July 2020 ruling, the decision to open Vault B or leave it undisturbed stands with the advisory and administrative committees appointed to help manage the Temple.
Earlier historians stated that the King had no authority [1] over the temple and the Ettara Yogam and Pillamar were outside his control. However temple documents show that it was the king who appointed the highest dignitary of the temple, known as the Swamiyar. In fact, the authority of the king is considered to have been greatly valued for the ...
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Then he stayed at a madhom near Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple to do Pushpanjali daily. The Swamiyar attained videha mukti on Pournami in the month of Vaisakha. He was thirty eight. At Vilvamangalam Krishna Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, the idol of Lord Krishna is installed over the samadhi (final resting place) of the Swamiyar.
This place offers a direct view of the Padmanabhaswamy temple gopuram. The small wooden stair there contains carvings of peacock, elephant, and dragon. Ceiling of the rooms contain paintings of parrot, peacock, and elephant. One of the rooms displays an illusion portrait of Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, painted by Svetoslav Roerich ...
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