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Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple is Kerala state, India is now member pf one of the richest temples in India. Last week an enormous treasure has been discovered  in this 16th century temple. A vast treasure of gold coins, jewels and precious stones was unearthed up to know and expected to grow further in value by next Monday as the last two secret vaults sealed for nearly 150 years are opened.

The treasures unearthed so far include statues of gods and goddesses made of solid gold and studded with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other precious stones, crowns and necklaces, all given as gifts to the temple over the centuries. The volume of gold and silver coins was so enormous that the investigators weighed the coins by the sackful, rather than counting them as per official reports.

The temple was built by the maharajas of Travancore in 16th century and still remained under the control of the royal family More >

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