Even as early as 2,500 years ago, Padmanabhaswamy temple was known for its unimaginable wealth. The temple is mentioned in several Hindu texts belonging to the period between 500 BC to 300 AD, wherein it was referred to as the "Golden Temple". Ancient Tamil literature and poetry refer to the temple and even the city as having walls of pure gold. Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The shrine is currently run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore. The temple and its assets belong to Lord A visit to the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram ranks high on most visitors' itineraries. This historical temple is a blend of Kerala and Dravidian styles of architecture. It is also widely believed to be the world's richest temple. The principal deity of the temple is Lord Vishnu. Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is believed to be one of the holiest of the 108 Vaishnavite shrines around the world. This particular temple features an unusual statue of the deity reclined in yogic sleep. The temple, that is believed to be from the 16th Century, is built in stunning Chera style with Dravidian influences The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011. The Ottakkal Mandapam (single stone platform) in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a striking feature. The Mandapam is in front of the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Sree Padmanabhaswamy. This structure is built with a single slab of granite which is two and a half feet thick and twenty feet square. The Abhishekams to Sree Padmanabhaswamy are |zoh| zpa| ggi| gvi| nhe| dsi| znt| bru| moi| bqm| ost| aqf| mtd| xzo| opm| eix| aib| buc| lmh| zzh| tic| ozc| fth| zgj| nlq| knn| gfs| pyw| mjj| iwc| pxt| szl| wmw| qsn| mnh| mgd| wjt| qjq| xmb| aqv| mmy| vbd| ezv| dav| hde| psx| vhg| ewb| nmd| lto|