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The temple of treasures | Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- In 2011, an ancient temple in Kerala, the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, made headlines when vast treasures were discovered in secret vaults under the temple. Gold, silver, gems and jewels on a scale that boggles the mind were stored in them. How did the treasure get there? Just how much wealth is there? And who does it all belong to now? This is the story of the richest temple in the world.
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We're so lucky that these treasures are still in Trivandrum and not in London
At least they tell you what they take nobody knows what’s really inside.
Yes പക്ഷെ പിണു 😅
@@JoseGomez-vr6lhirs nit a treasure fir you but belongs to the lord so we don’t need to know
Thanks to Our beloved King Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma. He was such a humble soul so god protected all this wealth.
Greetings from Quebec, Canada! I wanted to share my heartfelt admiration for the enchanting country of India. During my visit, I was mesmerized by the diverse and breathtaking landscapes, the rich and flavorful cuisine, the vibrant culture, and above all, the real treasure isn't the magnificient Padmanabhaswany temple but the sincere kindness displayed by the people. My time in India left an everlasting impression on me, and I feel truly grateful for the wonderful experiences I had 🙏. I miss India so much, especially Kerala 😉.
I lived my whole life in Trivandrum,it may not be as developed as Kochi but this royal city and its treasures are hidden in plain sight.This temple is in the heart of the city but if you have an eye for architecture you will see it’s ancient forts and walls which find its way through modern buildings,oddly placed random palaces and ancient houses ,community of multiple generations Tamil Brahmin priests and the whispers of it’s treasures and myths.Unlike Mysore kings ,Travancore kings were humble ,they never lead a lavish lifestyle or spent money on majestic palaces .India had many rich kingdoms but got looted by invaders but Travancore got lucky with their treasures.
Trivandrum is now the fastest growing city in Kerala with the arrivalk of Vizhinjam port. The new projects planned for Trivandrum will propel the city as the number one city in Kerala soon.
I have the Garuda mantra to open the sealed door. Also a key for door no 7... who can I contact at the temple? Do you know?
Didn't they impose breast tax?
The Royal Family are very humble. The previous ruler was so simple and show no luxury unlike others. Kerala should learn from them
Exactly. I'm from Thiruvananthapuram. Politicians must learn much from the Royal rule.
Bunch of commies
India is truly a fascinating country may the dharma persist till the eternity.❤
Excellent, well researched content! Thanks Storytrails!!
I am so glad I subscribed to this channel. You are brilliant storytellers! Greetings from London. I'm obsessed with south asian culture and history!
The word "obsessed from London" makes me scary.
Sacres me..... please don't tell your fellow Country man.....our other temples have been reduced to ashes by your people
Loved the narration, language, background score and use of animated visuals. Too good!
Great work. I appreciate the effort you people are putting in making these videos, more so your generosity in sharing them with us. All the best. 👍
Thank you for your kind words Sir! Its our pleasure.
Naration is so good, i am surprised there are very few views for this video. it need to be promoted
The 22 billion is just the value of gold in valt A with out adding cultural and architectural value, and the gold is ultra pure than ordinary 24 carat gold and there is lots of diamond bigger than kohinoor
From an ancient record the valt b contains around 800 billion worth of treasure with out adding cultural and architecture value...
Where you get these stupid info from air😂
I must have missed this headline in 2011. I like the mystery of the unopened door, like the Qin Shi Huang tomb. Learning about hidden treasure from a beautiful narrator is also a treasure.
I have been curious about this story since I heard of it. Very fascinating! I honestly hope they will exhibit some of the incredible pieces and artifacts online to share with the World. That would be real Treasure, and for All. 😊
This is amazing stuff! V interesting! India has a fascinating and rich history and culture,possibly the MOST interesting!👌🏽👍🏽🇬🇧
Thank you! Do look for our other videos such as this one th-cam.com/video/N73ikVb2c4U/w-d-xo.html
Wow 😳 thanku so much for this .
Earlier i thought... Karela was called God's own country... And it was done by Christians.
But today I find out the absolute king 👑❣️
Om namah Narayana ❣️🙏
Odissa becomes the kingdom of Sri jagarnath as well.
I'm from North Bengal, in our place the royal deity is Sri madanmohan ( Krishna) ... The kingdom of coochbehar. I wished if the king of coochbehar did the same it would be better.
And Karnataka was ruled by Virupaksha(Shiva). Vijayanagara's king would sign with the name of Virupaksha, the Shiva in their magnificent capital Hampi.
@@atharvagawkar4827 ohh
The Naga Door is like something straight out of D&D, where you need a Bard to hit the right tones to open it. It's a dungeon adventure for sure, with legit fantasy-style treasure and maybe even monsters
Thank you Storytrails for your high caliber videos. Always worth watching.
Fantastic illustration! Also, love the BGM that begins at 3:14.
Thank God! Those Spanish , Muslims and English not aware of this. They would have looted.
They were very well aware of it. But the travancore kings were so strong and paid taxes they could not attack or loot. Salute to those heroes who protected Kerala from those devils. But unfortunately people from Kerala do not realize it
Don’t you think it wrong to use the word “Muslim” ? As a Muslim in India I admire these places and respect them . Muslim refers to the followers of Islam . I am surrounded by many Hindus here in south and we are like a family. You using “those Muslims “ feels disrespectful towards us. Sure , the people who looted OUR India were Muslims but that doesn’t mean that you classify it in such a way .
I am sorry , I didn’t want to offend anyone , just trying to express my feeling .
1921
@@amna5334Tipu sultan😂
@@mckck338Maybe we wouldn't have. He has a soft corner for Vishnu !
i am from norway and love your videos they are truly gems like the matter of this video
Very well presented. Interesting to hear about the different ways in which the wealth accumulated. Wonder how come the East India company was not tempted to lay their hands on this wealth
Unlike the Portuguese, Dutch and the French, the British never messed up with religion. They were very shrewd to not understand the ramifications of that. Thrippadi Daanam was a political masterstroke by King Marthana Varma. By doing so he ensured that the gargantuan wealth is safely secure in the vaults under the sanctum Sanctorum of the temple. Access to the temple was only to the Hindus anyways. He was quite powerful on the military front too. In fact the only European Navy to be defeated is the Dutch Navy by Travancore ( The Battle of Colachel) Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan could only defeat the princely state of Cochin but not Travancore. The British was not aware of the magnitude of the wealth present in the Temple. Such was the secrecy that was maintained. The wealth belongs to the Lord. The status quo should not be altered.
Travancore was a princilly state , British didn't had a complete control on this kingdom, it was ruled independently by the Maharaja of Travancore. Hence British couldn't mess up over here.
@@sreejithsiva7885or the British never knew what was inside probably....they might have thought looking at the humble Travancore King's who were never into flashy lifestyle unlike other Kingdoms in India and thought there is nothing much to loot other than the basic taxation on pepper etc...the British behaved very differently with the Kerala kingdoms...they were a bit harsher on northern Kerala kingdoms...but we're pretty much happier with south Kerala kingdoms ( there were many kingdoms inside current Kerala which were all made into one to form current state of Kerala). I am sure the British saw nothing worth stealing in Kerala other than spices....😂😂😂😂 Had they ever knows 😂😂😂😂😂 kudos to the people of erstwhile Travancore who took the secret to their death bed and never ousted the royal secret. Else everything would have been sitting on the British royal crown jewels or in the British museum now 😂
@@iambackwithabang can't say that they didn't loot anything from Kerala, even today we have many Kerala artifacts in the British museum including the ivory throne of victoria and etc 🥴🥴🤣🤣... I think British never got a chance to loot, cuz this land was already looted by the Portuguese and Dutch , could be that was the reason why the native kings started to hide their treasures , not sure yet ... 🙃🙃
The British's role in preserving Indian heritage is criminally underrated. The British surveyed, researched and protected many monuments of our great Bharat Varsh and humanity as a whole.
They were the ones who discovered the existence of our famous emperor Ashoka! They also did major public works, repairs, and administrative reforms for South Indian temples.
Impeccable storytelling!
Such a clean clear explanation...After watching this I watches all other videos...Keep it up...Looking forward for more..Thank you
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Excellent presentation and agreat and dedicated efforts to exhibit the valuable assets of our ancesters, and same time it rememorise the cultural heredity of religious faith which has control our society.
Make a video on Bodhisena, a buddhist monk of india who went to Japan.
Excellent presentation 👍
Thank you!
Please India, do not lose your wealth, your religion, your culture to outsiders. Preserve it for another 5000 years.
What a fascinating story! And told well, with some genuine scholarship. Thank you.
It’s sad that North Indian temples were destroyed and looted 😞
Very professional narration. So apt and clear. Keep it up.
Awesome .. many thanks for the research
Very interesting and pleasantly presented
Why British didn't stolen these treasures?
There are rumens that the King hide all these treasures inside the temple when British started looting.
British never directly ruled Travancore.
Kerala was not ruled by them and also there is no evidence of British looting.
British never ruled travancore
It was kept as a secret, even Indians didn't know this until lately
It is deeply touching that a King would, with great reverence and humility, apply himself as a caretaker or custodian in the name of God. Do the administrators use some part of the wealth for education, hospitals, etc. like Tirumala Tirupati devasthanam, in the name of God? I am not well versed about this temple, as I am with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam. Please let me know.
No, they don't use this wealth for any day-today activities ,for that Administration primarily depends on the donations.
Excellent presentation 🥳... 👏👏
Thanks a lot :)
Very interesting! Well researched and well rendered
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing.. Story.. The way of story telling.. the joy in your faces.. everything is amazing...
The travankoor kings considered themselves as Padmanabha dasa ( servant of lord )
you guys doing phenomenal great work. please make more videos
Thank you so much! We have more coming!
Do check out our latest here th-cam.com/video/N73ikVb2c4U/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for enlightening story. Best channel.. please keep posting stories.
Make a video on Chidambaram Natraja temple
Love from Tamilnadu.. ❤ love you mallus
രോമം എണ്ണിച്ചു ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the wonderful short videos on history , yet very factual
Keep away from that forbidden door. Let the curiosity boil in minds and get extinguished by itself. Do not disturb the door
Awesome! Nothing like this in N. America, that's for sure.
Make a Museum!!!
Just shows the imported concepts like “secularism “ has no relevance in Bharath. It sets its own standards. After all Sanathana Dharma itself is a concept which is timeless 🕉🙏🏼
What an treasure of archaeological importance and evidence of historical legitimacy of a glorious Indian past. These treasures must contain within themselves brilliant peices of history. I just wish to find written documents in the closed vaults. Like something which gives a chronological record of the past. I will go again to this glorious place.
Thanks!
Thank you!
Thiruvuthakur royal family 🙏🙏🙏🙏
For more than 200 years hid the treasures from the British
And also protected the culture and religion, which I think all mallus are wholeheartedly willing to destroy
@@dnd-yd2uu oh Yes that too.
That is something I am concerned about, malayalis got 100% literacy, unfortunately along with that 500% arrogance. After getting education now they are willing to destroy our own culture, and be western copycats by consuming western secretions
I really enjoy this channel. Would be good to know what your sources are (something channels like kurzgesagt do).
Greatness lies not in gifts given the temple. It lies in honesty of the servants of God in keeping the valuables that came in. And they have been coming in for many centuries.
Sir, you should correct the heading. This temple is not only world's richest temple, but also, world's richest pilgrimage site.
Thank God the British didnt know about it They would looted the treasures and kept it as part of their crown jewels or displayed it in their MUSEUM OF LOOT
In fac,t they repaired many South Indian temples and reformed temple administration. They re-discovered the Ajanta-Ellora temples.
The Vatican must be richer when you count in their finances and real estate portfolio. But, I am very impressed with this Ancient Treasure of India!
Very fascinating. How reliable are the estimates of wealth?
They were very well aware of it. But the travancore kings were so strong and paid taxes they could not attack or loot. Salute to those heroes who protected Kerala from those devils. But unfortunately people from Kerala do not realize it.
Is all that wealth really safe? Given the corruption all over India, one should expect bits and pieces of all that treasure to make their way into pockets of corrupt officials.
It is safe in the temple, the Royal family don't let anyone to mess up with it , even they won't use it , cuz it is God's wealth. Even the Maharaja of Travancore have to dust his feet after visiting the temple , cuz even the soil in the temple is owned by the God himself.
If it has stayed there safe for so many centuries, pretty sure it will remain so with so much more scrutiny now.
Better than politicians control
Lol... I have my accountants watching them :p 🔱
I think Travancore were the best, they protected the wealth, and specially the religion and culture which I guess is getting wholeheartedly destroyed by Mallus😔
"Much of this excess wealth made its way to the temple, as it's always the case in India"
That's amusing
Amazing video detailed info🙏💐💐thanks for wonderful video.. all the best for future endeavours 💐💐srideviramesh
So nice of you. Thank you so much!
Did you get a chance to check out our latest video? th-cam.com/video/N73ikVb2c4U/w-d-xo.html
Think what would have been the wealth amounts that would have been looted from North Indian Temples that were destroyed!
I loved this story.❤
Ofcourse its his gold, Sri padmanabha swamy, but why does he need it, he himself is nidhi, Sri nidhi, which means wealth ❤
It was a bank in old time. They used to give loans to local Kingdom during hardtime or war etc . The gold doesn't belongs to the god, it belongs to the temple and whoever ran it during that time. Yes God didn't ask for any gold.
Marthanda Varma expanded his kingdom through bloody wars and conquests.
Before Marthanda Varma, when an invading army conquers a kingdom, that kingdom becomes the vassal state for the conqueror king.
But Marthanda Varma during his conquests killed the Royal Family of the kingdoms he captured and looted all their wealth and treasures. Because of this, the commoners in these conquered lands did not accept him as a legitimate ruler and was considered a tyrant.
For their approval, Marthanda Varma started donating all his wealth to the temple and justified his conquests as a will of God.
Politics!
Stop spreading Fake history.
how much has been melted and sold off?
I love it
Tell us about uuchi pilayar temple Trichi you make the information interesting and wonderful
No worries next we will open vault b
Been there yesterday. Truly peaceful spiritual experience. However the traditions are being disturbed by tourists trying to impose their normal (to them) practices here. Like ..shouting Ki Jai. Not done. Not here. Hope someone tells them. Here prayers are prayers. Not slogans.
Habibi come to puri today lord JAGANNATH ratnabhandar is opening,world record it will be. Jai jagannath 🙏
Consider to make a video on Idakkal caves in kerala
I was with you until the end when you mentioned about 7 room which is closed using Sarpabandha method which is very scared and their must be a strong reason for it to be that way. Your words at the end were like very rude and disrespectful. Respect the ancient methode and stop looking for some propaganda.
❤❤Back when Kerala was filled with native culture and appreciation for lord, and not commies like today
Awesome
Thank you!
Happy living in poverty, India.
Under capitalism and religion.
With $40bn in treasure troves.
As a matter of discussion Padmanabhan Swami sleeping idol is of Matura school and more resembles Buddha, long ears, beed like hair and hand posture.
Long 👂 is very common in old time
The world’s richest building in the world’s poorest country smh
Stupid ആരു പറഞ്ഞു ഇന്ത്യ ദാരിദ്ര്യം പിടിച്ച രാജ്യമാണ് എന്ന്. ഇതെല്ലാം രാജ്യത്തിൻറെ പൈതൃക സ്വത്താണ് അത് സംരക്ഷിക്കാൻ എല്ലാവർക്കും ഒരുപോലെ അവകാശമുണ്ട് അല്ലാതെ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലുള്ള കുറച്ചു സ്വർണം കണ്ടിട്ട് മാത്രം ആരും ഇവിടെ കമ്മ്യൂണിസം വിളമ്പണ്ട😂
Why is no one talking about the vault g,h which also have been open since centuries.
Vault b has been opened several times even after the order of supreme court.
Nope.. thats wrong info
@Santhosh Kumar it has been published and the inventory has also been taken . It is officially in the records of the padmanabhaswamy temple. It is true info.
There is still a mystery about vault B. One important myth about Vault B is that it leads to a passage to a sea . Nobody sure
It also contains the revenue of spice trade during that period.
Total worth -$1 trillion dollars
Told by supreme court
Wrong ശരിക്കും അവർ കൃത്യമായ രീതിയിൽ കണക്ക് ചിട്ടപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഇല്ല ഒരു ഏകദേശ കണക്ക് മാത്രമാണ് മെറ്റീരിയൽ വേലിയൂ കണക്ക് മാത്രമേ അത് ഏകദേശം കൃത്യം അല്ലാതെയുള്ള ഉള്ള കണക്കു മാത്രം ചരിത്രപരമായ കണക്ക് ഇപ്പോഴും ബാക്കി നിൽക്കുന്നു.
@@THIRU8x I can't understand is it Telugu or kannadam❓
@@THIRU8x ehhhh i can't read is it Malayalam?
World richest ❤
Natural living resource .
British kings thinking, why did not we loot this....
Nope.
Even the same is true for Jagannatha temple, serpent gods remain guard the treasury vaults of lord Jagannath, under whose sole suzerainty lies Odisha.
Lord Jagannath is the Supreme diety of Odisha for aeons and our Odia culture is pure Vaishnavaite, with some lord Shiva and Devi temples.
We had trade relationships with South-east Asian countries, Persia and Ming China too. These wealth gets accumulated in the Jagannath temple, in the vaults which are used to adorn lord Jagannath everyday( only 2 are open, rest are closed due to mysterious deaths of trespassers).
What happened to the gifts ( treasure) ??? Is it under the Indian government or under temple organisation?? Why they 've never show this treasure which they got from the vault to the public??? And why there is no picture of vault "B" ?. Why you guys are considering snakes as a bad symbol to open the vault even its a place of god vishnu ji. Please answer these questions i have these questions in my mind since i heard about it.
its under travancore royal family, temple and wealth both. Travencore royal calls themselves to be 'Padhmanabha dasa'
If these treasures would be made for the development of the country.
No one donated it to government did they? It was given by the devotees to the deity and all rights belong to temple and deity alone, and they aren't owned by government so no
Or into the pockets of those dirty politicians..😅
Travancore is not equal to kerala, please cite correct information. Details matter.
18 foot necklace. That’s a big strong neck.
travencore family 🙏
Thank you for the detailed video. I've seen a clip before this that make it look like your temple is curse. And that's just about it.
Temple is cursed ? It's among 108 scared vishnu temples ,it holds a lot of importance and the glory of lord is immeasurable
@@kalburry0954 literally anything non-Christian in origins is cursed for Christians.
ALL WONDERS AND MIRACLES ARE HIDDEN IN THE SOUTHERNMOST TIP OF INDIA.
Snakes are not evil omen
There would be a Buddha idol for sure, protected by Nagas, as a protected stup of Ramgram Nepal. 😂
So why did she say vault B was never opened? The next screen showed that it had been opened multiple times between 1990 and 2002. This video was published in 2021
The antechamber of Vault B has been opened but not the vault itself.
When it comes to precious metals this temple might have the most assets. But the catholic church is the biggest landowner. Most if their assets is in real estate and their income is from rent and lease.
The vatican has acquired land all over the world as a strategically move. Even in India they own significant land.
വത്തിക്കാൻ എന്ന് പറയുന്നത് ലോക ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികളുടെ ആസ്ഥാനമാണ് പക്ഷേ വൈവിധ്യങ്ങളുടെ മഹാ മതമായ ഹിന്ദുമതത്തിന് അങ്ങനെ ഒരു ആസ്ഥാനം ഇല്ല ആവശ്യവുമില്ല
India has to continue to be careful on how they go talking about all these wealth. India was invaded and looted many times before. It can happen again if Her people is not alert. Pay attention! Stop the boasting. Jai Hind.
@@pavitrajaimungal1889 I agree with what you are saying. However, no need to hide the glory of India. It is just necessary that we are ready and able to protect what belongs to us.
Shwedagon pagoda said haha to your video 😂
6 th door pr q fati h open ki Sirf m.wane he aaye ho duneya m 😂 😂😂😂
Who or what would have any use for an 18 foot solid gold necklace?
For padmanabhasmy idol
The temple houses an 18 foot long statue of the main deity, Lord Padmanabhaswamy. I say 18 feet “long” instead of tall because the statue is supine/laying down. The necklace is to drape over statue as a garland.
While true, it is this kind of information that attracted foreigners, for thousands of years, to invade India. In many ways they are today, trying a regime change in India and getting rid of Sanathana Dharma. The mention of wealth will accelerate events.
This video will also do the same. They have not changed.