As the special mustering team gives shape to the inventory of valuables of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy kshetram's interior vaults, the collections seem to be an astounding amount of wealth throwing even the government into a tizzy about its safe keeping! And as I understand, there's yet another vault that's left to be opened!!
The temple, which is an important landmark of the city of Thiruvananthapuram - the city has got its name from the deity 'Lord Vishnu reclining on a bed made up of the coiled snake, Vasuki with its hood protecting the Lord' (Thiru Anantha Puram) - has always had the patronage of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore. Perhaps, the wealth has been accumulated over the ages by the kings through their military exploits of the neighbouring princely states coupled with the offerings of the devotees, as someone had observed.
It's my opinion that while retaining a part of the wealth for the temple's onward maintenance and well being, the remaining amount should be used to put into stream developmental projects essential for the state.
The government will then, not have to worry about its security and incur additional expenditure!
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