The Padmanabhaswamy Temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold throne, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in
Thiruvananthapuram the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six vaults were opened on 27 June 2011. The vaults were opened on the orders of the Supreme Court of India, which was hearing a private petition seeking transparency in the running of the temple. The discovery of the treasure attracted widespread national and international media attention as it is considered to be the largest collection of items of gold and precious stones in the recorded history of the world.
According to confirmed news reports some of the items found include :-
1) A 4-foot (1.2 m) high and 3-foot (0.91 m) wide solid pure-golden idol of
Mahavishnu studded with diamonds and other fully precious stones.
2) A solid pure-golden throne, studded with hundreds of diamonds and precious stones, meant for the 18-foot (5.5 m) idol of deity.
3) Ceremonial attire for adorning the deity in the form of 16-part gold anki weighing almost 30 kilograms.
4) An 18-foot (5.5 m) long pure-gold chain among thousands of pure-gold chains.
5) A pure-gold sheaf weighing 500 kilograms.
6) A 36-kilogram (79 lb) golden veil.
7) 1200 'Sarappalli' pure-gold coin-chains encrusted with precious stones weighing between 3.5 kg and 10.5 kg.
8) Several sacks filled with golden artifacts, necklaces, diadems, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, gemstones, and objects made of other precious metals.
9) Gold coconut shells studded with rubies and emeralds.
10) Several 18th-century Napoleonic-era coins.
11) Hundreds of thousands of gold coins of the Roman Empire.
12) An 800-kilogram (1,800 lb) hoard of gold coins dating to around 200 BC.
13) According to varying reports, at least three if not many more, solid gold crowns all studded with diamonds and other precious stones.
14) Hundreds of pure gold chairs.
15) Thousands of gold pots.
16) A 600-kg cache of gold coins from the medieval period.
Thiruvananthapuram the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six vaults were opened on 27 June 2011. The vaults were opened on the orders of the Supreme Court of India, which was hearing a private petition seeking transparency in the running of the temple. The discovery of the treasure attracted widespread national and international media attention as it is considered to be the largest collection of items of gold and precious stones in the recorded history of the world.
According to confirmed news reports some of the items found include :-
1) A 4-foot (1.2 m) high and 3-foot (0.91 m) wide solid pure-golden idol of
Mahavishnu studded with diamonds and other fully precious stones.
2) A solid pure-golden throne, studded with hundreds of diamonds and precious stones, meant for the 18-foot (5.5 m) idol of deity.
3) Ceremonial attire for adorning the deity in the form of 16-part gold anki weighing almost 30 kilograms.
4) An 18-foot (5.5 m) long pure-gold chain among thousands of pure-gold chains.
5) A pure-gold sheaf weighing 500 kilograms.
6) A 36-kilogram (79 lb) golden veil.
7) 1200 'Sarappalli' pure-gold coin-chains encrusted with precious stones weighing between 3.5 kg and 10.5 kg.
8) Several sacks filled with golden artifacts, necklaces, diadems, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, gemstones, and objects made of other precious metals.
9) Gold coconut shells studded with rubies and emeralds.
10) Several 18th-century Napoleonic-era coins.
11) Hundreds of thousands of gold coins of the Roman Empire.
12) An 800-kilogram (1,800 lb) hoard of gold coins dating to around 200 BC.
13) According to varying reports, at least three if not many more, solid gold crowns all studded with diamonds and other precious stones.
14) Hundreds of pure gold chairs.
15) Thousands of gold pots.
16) A 600-kg cache of gold coins from the medieval period.
