By Xeno
The current Maharajah of Travancore has been the managing trustee of the temple
…Anand Padmanaban, counsel for Sundar Rajan, was present when observers appointed by the Supreme Court opened the treasure chambers.
“Treasures included very old gold chains, diamonds and precious stones which cannot be valued in terms of money,” he told the BBC Tamil service.
“Many of those things were pretty old, going back to the 18th Century. They could not count it, so they are weighing it.”
Only two of four chambers had been opened so far, he said.
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The current Maharajah of Travancore, Uthradan Thirunaal Marthanda Varma, who is also the managing trustee of the temple, appealed to the Supreme Court against Sundar Rajan’s... More...
