Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Judge takes over administration of Kerala's Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Thiruvananthapuram: Acting on the order of the Supreme Court, Additional District and Sessions Judge KP Indira has taken over as chairperson of the new administrative committee of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. The apex court had on Thursday ordered that the grand temple, controlled by the Travancore Royal family for...

SC orders audit of Padmanabhaswamy temple under former CAG's watch

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the audit of Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple under the supervision of former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai. The order came after the apex court appointed Amicus Curie and former Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanian had made some startling revelations in...

Gods forbid: India's temples guard their gold from government

India's temples are resisting divulging their gold holdings perhaps nearly half the amount held in Fort Knox amid mistrust of the motives of authorities who are trying to cut a hefty import bill that is hurting the economy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has already taken

Padmanabhaswamy temple wealth isn't public property: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: A day after the CPM wanted the precious jewels and priceless assets of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple to be made a public possession, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday said that it cannot be and the property belonged to the temple only. "This cannot be seen as a public...

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple wealth being stolen?

The report submitted on Friday, also wanted the court to restrain the head of the Travancore Royal family from interfering in the day-to-day affairs of the temple as its trustees...

Treasure worth crores found in Kerala temple

Thiruvananthapuram: One of Kerala's oldest temples may soon turn out to be one of the India's richest. A sevenmember Supreme Courtappointed team is at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram taking stock at the shrine. The chambers near the temple's sanctum sanctorum are believed to contain priceless gold and silver

'Kerala temple wealth belongs to God'

Marthanda Varma, the eldest member of the Travancore royal family spoke to CNNIBN in an exclusive interview on all the treasure that was unearthed at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. He feels it should not become such a huge topic of discussion. Dakshina Muraleedharan: Our country has a long history about invasions...