Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Malayalam: ശ്രീ പദ്മനാഭസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം Sri padmaṉābhasvāmi kṣētṟaṁ) A Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The sanctuary is run by a trust headed by the former royal family of Travancore. The church is one of the 108 Divya Desams (Holy Abodes of Vishnu) - the main centers of Vaishnavism worship the deity. The church, built in the Dravidian style of architecture is a glorified Koili Divya Prabandha of the early medieval Tamil Alvar saints of Tamil literary canon (6 th to 9 th century CE), structural additions made throughout the 16th century CE, when the magnificent Gopuram was built. The recent renovation of the church of the 18th century CE. The services of the local community of the church revenues. The church gave the name of the Kerala state capital Thiruvananthapuram. "Thiru", "Anantha", "Pura" the Holy Abode of Lord Anantha Padmanabha.The main deity is in the Padmanabhaswamy "Ananta, they claimed" posture (in eternal sleep in a serpent Ananta Yoga Nidra). Travancore Kings, considered themselves "Padmanabha-dasa '(Servant of Lord Padmanabha).
At the end of June 2011 will review the underground vaults of the temple was a seven-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to generate a record of what the discovery of huge hidden collection. It is estimated that the church may be the richest in the world, no official estimates on the sixth day of the register content is located near the Indian rupee symbol.svg100, 000 crore (U.S. $ 22.3 billion).The richness comes from donations, which by the royal family and the merchants who used to come in other parts of the country and abroad, as sacrifices to the gods, and closed the thick stone walls and arches of the church more than a millennium. Zee News reported that the value of the ancient offerings made to the Lord Padmanabhaswamy over 500,000 crore (USD 100 billion U.S. dollars)
The church is now richer than the Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh - considered the official records of the richest temple in India.
At the end of June 2011 will review the underground vaults of the temple was a seven-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to generate a record of what the discovery of huge hidden collection. It is estimated that the church may be the richest in the world, no official estimates on the sixth day of the register content is located near the Indian rupee symbol.svg100, 000 crore (U.S. $ 22.3 billion).The richness comes from donations, which by the royal family and the merchants who used to come in other parts of the country and abroad, as sacrifices to the gods, and closed the thick stone walls and arches of the church more than a millennium. Zee News reported that the value of the ancient offerings made to the Lord Padmanabhaswamy over 500,000 crore (USD 100 billion U.S. dollars)
The church is now richer than the Tirupati Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh - considered the official records of the richest temple in India.
