World’s Richest Temple - Sree Padmanabha swamy temple,Thiruvanthapuram,Kerala,India.
World’s Richest Temple - Sree Padmanabha swamy temple, Thiruvanthapuram,Kerala,India. Sree Padmanabha swamy temple is one of the most famous Vishnu temple in Kerala. The deity in this temple is in Ananthasayanam posture (eternal sleep) lying on Anantha the hooded snake A unique feature of Sree Padmanabha swamy temple is that the idol in reclining posture can be seen through 3 doors. The idol is 18 feet long. .Thiruvananthapuram ,the capital city of Kerala derived the name from the deity of the sree padmanabha swamy temple. Thiru –anantha –puram meaning the city of lord Anantha. Padmanabha swamy temple which is the iconic landmark of Thiruvananthapuram became the richest temple in the world after an approximate valuation of the assets in the 5 secret chambers, which was more than 1,00,000 Crore (us $ 22 billion ) with out even calculating the antique value of the objects . Earlier Thirupati Sree Venkiteswara temple in Andhra Pradesh, India was regarded as the richest temple.