THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The awe-inspiring riches of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple have triggered a new wave of colonial invasion.
The New York Times, Washington Post, The Time Magazine, Newsweek, BBC and Deutsche Welle (Germany) are among other leading international dailies and TV channels which have sent their representatives to the state capital to cover the treasure hunt.'Beneath a Temple in Southern India, a Treasure Trove of Staggering Riches,' was how The New York Times reported about the most surprising treasure hunt at the temple.
"Temples in India often have rich endowments, mainly by way of donations of gold and cash by pilgrims and wealthy patrons, but the wealth discovered at Padmanabha Swamy (Temple) dwarfs the known assets of every other Indian temple," says the report published in The New York Times.The German media, too, has evinced interest in the treasure hunt. Already two correspondents, one from a television channel (Deutsche Welle) and another from a leading magazine (Der Spiegel) have visited the state capital to cover the most soughtafter treasure trove at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple. "The thousands of necklaces, coins and precious stones have been kept in at least five underground vaults at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple which is renowned for its intricate sculptures," was how the Pakistanbased 'Dawn' newspaper reported. "Onlookers and devotees thronged the shrine in the bustling centre of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of India's southern Kerala state, as officials said treasure worth more than $20 billion had been found more than India's education budget,"was how the Reuters reported the event.
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