Showing posts with label Indian Temples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian Temples. Show all posts

Monday, August 8, 2011

Treasure of Thiruvananthapuram

Unearthed a rich and glorious past in Padmanabha Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.

As per the evaluation of the value of treasures found from the underground cellars of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple there is around 1,00,000 crore rupees (1 Lakh Crore Rupees)There are 6 cellars in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple that were marked from A to B. Among them the cellars A and B are not opened for past 150 years.Other cellars were containing precious items for festivals, daily poojas .etc.The detailed list of Treasures found in Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple are,



1 Lakh Gold Coins
Rare Priceless Gems
Precious Diamonds like Indraneelam, Belgium Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies
1200 Sarappoli Gold Chains
Gold Crowns like Kulashekharaperumal Crown which was used by Kings of Travancore
 KashuMala (Necklaces)
400 Gold Necklaces with Marathakam stone
More than 2000 Gold ornaments
Gold Plates (Swarna Thalika)
Gold Chains of up to 3 and 10.5 kg and of about 18 ft also
Golden Idol of Padmanabha Swamy
 Swarna(Gold) Dhanuss
 Swarna(Gold) Pathakams
4 Feet tall Golden statue of Lord Vishnu studded with precious emeralds
Gold Staffs
Golden Utensils
Golden Umbrellas (Thankakuda)
Gold Pots
Gold Varpu, Uruli (Big Utensil)
Gold Kazhuthu Kudam, Kazhuthukootam
 KhadikaThadi
Kumbheeyam
Silver Moola Pattika
Gold, Silver Nilavilakku
Gold Kindi
Silver, Gold Dharakidaram
Kudumudi
Narayam

God Shiva Idols made of Gold
Serpents idols in Gold
Golden rings
Gold
Thali


Finding from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple Mahavishnu Idol - 32 KG















Gold Chains of up to 3 and 10.5 kg and of about 18 ft also











Treasury 17 kg of gold coins of the East India Company time










Precious Diamonds like Indraneelam, Belgium Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies


Gold Crowns like Kulashekharaperumal














Vishnu Idol - 5 KG




Monday, November 29, 2010

Wonderful Indian Temples abroad

Lord Venkateshwara Temple, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Lord Venkateshwara Temple, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Malibu Hindu Temple, Malibu, California, United States
Malibu Hindu Temple, Malibu, California, United States
Shiva-Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, United States
Shiva-Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, United States
Lord Vishnu Temple, Angkor, Cambodia
Lord Vishnu Temple, Angkor, Cambodia – The largest temple of the world, raised during the reign of Suryavarman – II in 12th century, is, in fact, located in Angkor, a major archaeological site of Cambodia. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is also one of the two temples intact in Angkor, Cambodia. The other is a Buddhist Temple. The largest temple of Lord Vishnu in Angkor is built according to Khmer architecture, original to Cambodia..
Prambanan Shiva Temple, Central Java, Indonesia
Prambanan Shiva Temple, Central Java, Indonesia
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago - Aurora,  Illinois, United States
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple of Greater Chicago – Aurora, Illinois, United States
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - Toronto, Canada
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir – Toronto, Canada
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Washington DC, United States
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Washington DC, United States
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Neasden Temple), United  States
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London (Neasden Temple), United States
Sri Murugan Temple  Batu Caves, Penang, Malaysia
Sri Murugan Temple Batu Caves, Penang, Malaysia
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, NJ, United States
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, NJ, United States
Mother Temple of Besakih, Bali, Indonesia
Mother Temple of Besakih, Bali, Indonesia
Murugan Temple, Sydney, Australia
Murugan Temple, Sydney, Australia
Venkateswara Swami Temple, Riverdale near Atlanta, Georgia, United  States
Venkateswara Swami Temple, Riverdale near Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Helensburgh, Sydney, Australia
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Helensburgh, Sydney, Australia
Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple, Rivervale Crescent Sengkang,  Singapore
Velmurugan Gnana Muneeswarar Temple, Rivervale Crescent Sengkang, Singapore
Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam - Pearland, Texas, United States
Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam – Pearland, Texas, United States
Ekta Mandir, Irving, Texas, United States
Ekta Mandir, Irving, Texas, United States
Sri Venkateshwara Temple - New Jersey, United States
Sri Venkateshwara Temple – New Jersey, United States
Sri Lakshmi Temple - Ashland, MA, United States
Sri Lakshmi Temple – Ashland, MA, United States
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Pittsburgh, United States
Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Pittsburgh, United States
Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida Inc, FL, United States
Shiva Vishnu Temple of South Florida Inc, FL, United States

Shiva – Vishnu Temple of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Sri Murugan Temple, London, United Kingdom
Sri Murugan Temple, London, United Kingdom
Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swami Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, United  States
Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swami Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple or Sri Perumal Temple, Little India, Serangoon Road, Singapore
Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple, Johor Baru, Malaysia - The  only Hindu Glass Temple Abroad
Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple, Johor Baru, Malaysia – The only Hindu Glass Temple Abroad