Sunday, July 3, 2011

For A Poor Country, India Has A Lot Of Gold And Precious Stones

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

'Billions Worth' Of Treasure Found In Indian Temple -- Yahoo News/AFP

A treasure trove of gold and silver jewelry, coins and precious stones said to be worth billions of dollars has been found in a Hindu temple in southern India, officials said on Saturday.

The valuables have an estimated preliminary worth of over 500 billion rupees ($11.2 billion), said Kerala Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, catapulting the temple into the league of India's richest temples.

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My Comment: This is raising a few eyebrows around the world (including mine). Then again .... here is another story that makes you wonder.

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