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Indian temples have been a symbol of exploitation and wealth accumulation since centuries. When famous warrior Mahmood Ghaznavi invaded Somnath, a South IndianTemple, he was offered gold worth hundreds of thousands of Rupees, but he declinedsaying he would like to be called an idol smasher rather than an idol seller. Then he hit the
idol in anger. Lo and behold, it broke open revealing diamonds, pearls and emeralds worthmillions of Rupees. Wealth is an important motivational force for Hindu priests and they have been accumulating it despite poverty and destitution of India's one of the poorest states. Even
attempts by Christian missions to buy faith of locals by offering them money or jobs, couldnot motivate the Hindu priests to part with some of their wealth:
Indian Treasure Hunt Uncovers $22B Fortune
Jewels, statues and two golden coconuts discovered in Hindu temple's underground vaults.
By Christina Gossmann | Posted Tuesday, Jul. 5, 2011, at 3:56 PM EDTA court-ordered treasure hunt in India has unearthed a $22-billion fortune beneath a Hindu temple.
The historic find includes precious metals, jewel-encrusted idols and even two golden coconut shells, among other treasures. The trove was found divvied up among a handful of underground vaults at a temple in Thiruvananthapuram, the New York Times reports.
The treasures are believed to be an accumulation of devotees' offerings to the deity Lord Vishnu, and were discovered by a team of experts tapped by India's supreme court to search the temple's secret vaults.
The massive granite structure was built in the 18th century, but the underground shrine dates back to the 10th century.
Five vaults held artifacts worth an estimated $22 billion, making the temple's fortune by far the richest ever found at an Indian temple – and archaeologists still have one more vault to open.
The supreme court ordered the search to determine how much the temple's holdings was worth following complaints of administrative mismanagement and poor security by a local activist.
The estimated value came as a surprise to officials who were forced to send dozens of police offers to monitor the previously unguarded shrine around the clock.
"Though we knew that offerings made to the temple by devotees for the last 500 years were lying in these secret cellars, the scale of the treasure has definitely surprised us," temple official Hari Kumar told the Guardian.
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