Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram
the state capital of Kerala,India,the present padmanabhaswamy temple was
renovated by maharaja marthanda varma of Travancore in 18th century,the
shrine placed in temple finds its mention in the songs of Nammalvar-a tamil
vaishnavita saint of 19th century.While the origins can also be traced back
to the epic silappadikaram written during sangam age in 2nd century BC some
more ancient stories related to temple are also their,the architecture of
padmanabhaswamy temple is a unique synthesis of
tamil providian architecture and local chera/kerala
style.The treasure found in padmanabhaswamy temple across the five
vaults are estimated around 90,000 crore with gold,jewels and statues as
vault B which contain exotic treasure,is yet to be opened.
Somnath Temple
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The somnath temple is located in somnath in Gujarat,India.According to Hindu
mythology among the twelve jyotirling it was the first jyotirlinga shrines
of lord shiva.Reconstructed several times in the past after repeated
destruction by several muslim invaders and rulers.The first version of
somnath temple was built between the early centuries of the 1st-millennium
to about the 9th-century CE.After india's independence somnath temple was
reconstructed in the Maru-Gurjara style of hindu temple
architecture.Presently the prime minister of India Narendra Modi is the
chairman of shree somnath mandir trust.Currently around 35 kg of gold was
reserve under the surveillance of somnath trust.
Ellora Kailash Temple
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The kailash or kailashanatha temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu
temples at the ellora caves Aurangabad district,maharashtra,India.This is
one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world because of its size
architecture and sculptural treatment and the climax of the rock cut phase
of Indian architecture.Most of the excavation of the temple is generally
attributed to the 8th century under the empire of Rashtrakuta king krishna
(756-773 CE.It is one of the largest monolithic structure in the world.
Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple
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Venkateswara Temple is a Hindu Temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala
at Tirupati in chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh,India.The Temple is
dedicated to venkateswara,a form of lord vishnu.The construction of temple
was started in 300 AD and with regular contribution of many empires time to
time make it complete,on the present day nine tonnes of gold reserve and Rs
14,000 crore fixed deposits in various banks are reserved.
Jagannath Temple
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The Jagannath Temple is an important Hindu Temple dedicated to a form of sri
krishna in puri in the state of odisha on the eastern coast of India.After
the 10th century the present temple was rebuilt on the site of an earlier
temple,and begun by Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva,the first king of the
Eastern Ganga dynasty in the 12th century CE and it was completed during the
reign of Anantavarman's son Anangabhima.According to the "Records of Rights"
the store has 150 gold articles comprising three necklaces of 120 tolas
weight each,limbs(hands and feet) of Jagannath and Balabhadra made in gold
818 tolas and 710 tolas weight the total price of the gold is around $11
Billion.
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