subject: 5 Star Hotel In Delhi [print this page] Tirupathi Balaji temple at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh was acclaimed as the wealthiest temple in the world until the priceless treasures from the underground chambers of Sree Padmanabha swamy temple were unearthed recently. Sree Padmanabha swamy temple situated at East Fort in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala, holds a history dates back to 8th century. The main deity enshrined here is Lord Maha Vishnu in the posture of eternal sleep on Anantha, the hooded king of snakes.
The temple was renovated to the current structure by King Marthanda Varma and he dedicated his kingdom of Travancore along with everything he had in his hands to the god by assuming the title, Padmanabha dasa thereafter Marthanda Varma and his followers ruled the kingdom on behalf of the Lord under the same title and kept the rituals of the temples intact until date. Now also the head of Travancore Royal family visits the temple daily with all the honor and pride.
The idol of the temple is made out of 12008 sallagrama stones brought from river Gantanki at Nepal. The stones were plastered with an ayurvedic mix comprising of Katukusarkara Yogam and Navaratnams to design the idol. It is one of the 108 holy lands described in the Azhvars literature. The entire temple is a Marvel made out of artistically framed rocks. The Kulashekara mandapam inside the temple is an instance to the point. Kuthira Malika Palace which displays the exquisite traditional wooden architecture of Travancore allures every visitor who opt tour packages in India.
The temple became world famous with the revelation of treasure worth one lakh crore in the hidden chambers of the temple. It includes diamonds, golden crowns, golden vessels, antique real gold ornaments, pearls, 17kg gold coins of East India Company, 18 feet long gold necklace, gold ropes, emeralds and plenty of precious stones. The amazing fact is that the chamber B is still to be opened and political parties and religious leaders started their claim over the money. This compelled the elite panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to postpone the treasure count and enlist the place as one of the most protected areas in India. Now the place comes in the top list of tour packages in India .
The main festival season comes twice in a year namely painkuni in the month of March and alpashi in the month of November. Along with that all the important events like Vishu, Onam, and Ekadashi are celebrated with the same enthusiasm. The temple is easily approachable from Trivandrum airport as well as from the Railway station.
