World’s Richest Temple is in India.
As of present (and still actual figures are unknown) The Richest Temple in the World is "Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple" in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala State in India when a hidden treasure worth billions of dollars was discovered in...
India: Treasure unearthed in Kerala temple.
The temple was built in the 16th Century by the kings of Travancore
Treasure, thought to be worth billions of rupees, has been unearthed from secret underground chambers in a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Precious stones...
Yes. That necklace is for the idol of Lord Padhanabha, it was donated by Marthanda Varma who ruled Travancore in the 17th century. The Travancore royal family style themselves as Padmanabha Dasas or servants of Padmanabha since 1750 when Maharajah Marthanda Varma made over the state to the deity...
Kumari Kandam - The sunken land mass from the Indian continent.
Kumari Kandam or Kumarikkaṇṭam is the name of a legendary sunken landmass said to have been located to the south of present-day Kanyakumari District at the southern tip of India in the Indian Ocean. The legend...
Even though its an Ad film, it gives a glimpse of Indian culture.
In this video it includes first a Traditional Tamil wedding, followed by Punjabi, Kannadiga, christian, Malabari muslim, North Indian, Telugu and last a Malayalee wedding..:angel:
The city gets its name from the word, 'Thiruvananthapuram' (Thiru+anantha+puram) means the city of Anantha or the abode of the sacred Serpent Anantha on which Lord Vishnu, reclines.
Since the Britishers found it difficult to pronounce it they changed 'Thiruvananthapuram' to 'Trivandrum'. Even...
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Taj Mahal: Was it a Vedic Temple?
Answer is simple... If we didn't have our men and resources at our border Pakistan would have attempted several kargil's through out the LOC and IB. India must and should counter Pakistani threats along the IB by investing in more technologically advanced military and intelligence equipment.