Fresh estimates of the treasure unearthed from the secret chambers of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala has been revised to Rs. 5 lakh Cr. though no one was willing to state the value of the treasure officially.

Supreme Court, based on a petition by the members of the Travancore Royal family, has directed all concerned not to reveal the value of the treasure to any one and also not to disclose the details of the treasure unearthed.

The apex court also directed the members of the committee not to give interviews to media persons also during the unearthing of the treasure and their inventory.

Naga Bhandam

The special committee appointed by the Supreme Court is yet to open the chamber number 6 which has the symbol of a snake on its doors. Temple pundits say the chamber has a Nagabhandam and can’t be opened.

“If it is opened, there may be some disaster or some unforeseen trouble,” some of the temple pundits said. “One of the counting staff members lost his leg and the mother of another counting member died while taking inventory,” said temple pundits. “So, it is not good to open the sixth chamber.”

When there was a famine a century ago in Kerala, temple pundits wanted to open the chamber. But when they tried to open it, they heard the sound of water flowing from it and dropped the idea, according to some old people in the capital city of Kerala.