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$11 billion treasure revealed beneath temple in India

WOW just think how much hidden tressure is out there we don't know about.

$11 billion treasure revealed beneath temple in India – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

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A court-ordered search of vaults beneath a temple in India has turned up a treasure worth at least $11 billion, according to reports from the Indian state of Kerala.

An inventory of what lies beneath the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, as reported on the website Business-Standard.com and others, reads like a prop list from an "Indiana Jones" movie:

•Rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls
•Replicas of coconut shells made of pure gold
•Hundreds of thousands of gold and silver coins, some dating to the 16th century
•Gold chains as long as 18 feet
•Solid-gold human figurines and idols
•Crowns and pendants
•Gold and silver bars
The wealth was amassed in at least six vaults, some of which had not been opened in 150 years, according to media reports. India's Supreme Court ordered an inventory of the vaults after hearing a private complaint seeking "more transparency and trustworthiness in the temple administration," according to a report on the news website daijiworld.com.

The former royal family of Travancore manages the temple. For an explanation about how the treasure might have been amassed, check out this report from CommodityOnline.com.

The Kerala government said Monday the treasure will remain property of the shrine, according to media reports.

"The wealth belonged to the temple and it will be preserved where it was found. There is religious and historical significance to the findings. The state will ensure its security," Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the Times of India.

As word of the find has spread, Kerala police are asking for help to safeguard the treasure, according to media reports.

"It is too big a challenge for the police. We have no trained personnel to manage such a huge treasure. We have sought the help of several agencies who can really help us," Jacob Punnose, director general of the Kerala police, told India Today.

What might the treasure, which the Economic Times of India says is likely the biggest in the country, mean for Kerala, a south Indian state of 33 million people? The Economic Times has some ideas

pics or it didnt happen.

whoa

once the news spreads, it will be like a hole in a sandbag

Am I the only one imagining a scene from Aladdin in the treasure cave?
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Holy ****
that list reminds me of movies...

Hmmm, if they're trying to keep it low key, then why are they revealing it to news agencies? Shouldn't this be kept at least confidential until they can get proper security around the area?

imagine the spoils from the crusades, and what's lost at sea... there are stupid amount of treasure out there

someone should just blow it up. if i can't have it, none of you should

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/e...jpg?1305927805

it's not like they didn't know about this...

someone important demanded transparency on the inventory of the royal vaults is all and the info was released

but yeah definitely sounds like the vaults in Aladdin ;)

us indians know how to keep it real eh?

Finally Nicolas Cage has found the script for National Treasure 3: Binder Dots

$11bn is roughly 208 tonnes of Gold btw

but they've also got jewels and historical etc value involved

shame it doesn't sound like they'll be using that treasure to help the people

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The haul's value is now thought to have risen from 25 billion rupees ($500m) to 900 billion rupees ($20.3bn)....................The inspectors managed to open the outer doors of the sixth vault but found an iron wall inside it. The vault was last opened 136 years ago, according to temple records.

6th vault hasn't been open yet

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Originally Posted by b0unce. [?] (Post 7500230)

someone should just blow it up. if i can't have it, none of you should

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/e...jpg?1305927805

I'm all in for this idea! Let's get ready to catch everything that falls!
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Originally Posted by tool001 (Post 7500274)

6th vault hasn't been open yet

Alien space craft!!!
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Pretty sure some will be stolen or the indian government leeching some of it off

Each person in india could get about $10 then...that would help a lot of people

They're screwed now. Should've kept it a secret. I don't see how they're not going to get robbed.

sounds like a good backdrop to a Nathan Drake story

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Originally Posted by DragonChi (Post 7500353)

They're screwed now. Should've kept it a secret. I don't see how they're not going to get robbed.

I already booked my ticket to India.

this is national treasure shit

I want
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