Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
W Nada, East Fort, Kerala 695023
Phone : +91 471 246 4606
Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, India. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the indigenous Kerala style and the Dravidan style of architecture associated with the temples located in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, featuring high walls, and a 16th-century Gopuram While theMoolasthanam of the temple is the Ananthapuram Temple in Kasargod, architecturally to some extent, the temple is a replica of the Adikesava Perumal temple located in Kanyakumari District. It is the richestHindu temple in the world. In terms of assets gold and precious stones, it is by far the wealthiest institution and place of worship of any kind, in the recorded history of the world.
The principal deity Vishnu is enshrined in the “Anantha Shayanam” posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the serpent Adisheshan. Sree Padmanabhaswamy is the tutelary deity of the royal family of Travancore. The titular Maharaja of Travancore Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma is the trustee of the temple as Sree Padmanabhadasa, the slave of Lord Padmanabha. In line with the Temple Entry Proclamation, only those who profess the Hindu faith are permitted entry to the temple and devotees have to strictly follow the dress code.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is the wealthiest place of worship in the world. It is conservatively estimated that the value of the monumental items ( from the 5 vaults among the six ) is close to 1.2 lakh crore or 1.2 trillion (US$18 billion). If the antique and cultural value were taken into account these assets could be worth ten times the current market price. The gold and precious stones contained in Vault B, which is by far the largest and the only vault (of the reported six) that is unopened so far, since the discovery of the treasure, were worth 12,000 crores. Considering the subsequent inflation of the rupee, and the increase in the prices of gold and precious metals and precious stones since in general, the treasure in the unopened vault B alone, would be worth at least 50 trillion (US$1 trillion) in present-day terms, without the cultural value being factored in.
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