WORLD RICHEST VISHNU TEMPLES
1. Padmanabhaswamy temple
The Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. The name of the city of Thiruvananthapuram in Malayalam translates to "The City of Lord Ananta",[1] referring to the deity of the Padmanabhaswamy temple. The temple is built in an intricate fusion of the Chera style and the Dravidian style of architecture, featuring high walls, and a 16th-century gopura.[2][3] While the Ananthapura temple in Kumbla is considered the original seat of the deity ("Moolasthanam"), architecturally to some extent, the temple is a replica of the Adikesava Perumal temple in Thiruvattar.[4]
The principal deity Padmanabhaswamy (Vishnu) is enshrined in the "Anantha Shayana" posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the serpent Adi Shesha.[5] Padmanabhaswamy is the tutelary deity of the royal family of Travancore. The titular Maharaja of Travancore, Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma, is the trustee of the temple.
It is conservatively Estimated that the value of the monumental items is close to ₹1.2 lakh crore or ₹1.2 trillion (US$17 billion). If the antique and cultural value were taken into account these assets could be worth ten times the current market price.
-Golden idol of Mahavishnu worth Rs. 500 Crore
Golden Crowns, Golden
Bow,17 kg of gold coins(dating back to the East India Company
period),Gold in shape of rice trinkets(Weighing one tone! ),18 feet long
golden necklace weighing 2.5 kg,Thousands of pieces of antique
jewellery studded with diamonds and emeralds,Golden Vessel ,sack full of Diamonds
Entire GDP (revenues in all forms) of the Mughal Empire at its very zenith under Aurangzeb (in 1690), was a comparatively meagre US$90 billion in modern-day terms. In fact, at its richest, the Mughal "treasury" (in Akbar's and Jahangir's and Shah Jahan's periods) consisted of seven tonnes of gold, along with eighty pounds of uncut diamonds, a hundred pounds each of rubies and emeralds and six hundred pounds of pearls. Even with only the five smaller of the reported eight vaults being opened (the larger three vaults and all their ante-chambers still remaining closed), the treasure found so far, is considered to be by far the largest collection of items of gold and fully precious stones in the recorded history of the world.
2. TIRUPATI TEMPLE
The Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala is the richest Hindu temple in India in terms of revenue generated, grossing Rs 368.38 per second in form of devotee offerings to the Srivari hundi last year.
Every year, millions of devotees visit the temple, offer cash and other valuables, including gold and silver donations to Lord Venkateswara, in keeping with a centuries-old tradition, popularly called as mokkubadi (resolve).
According to statements released by Anil Kumar Singhal, executive officer, Tirumala Tirupati Devast-hanam (TTD), earlier this month, offerings by devotees from January to December in 2019 came close to Rs 1,161.74 crore, while in the corresponding period in 2018, revenues were Rs 1,066.48 crore. The temple earned an additional annual revenue of Rs 95.25 crore, a six per cent growth from hundi collections in 2019 compared to 2018. The average earnings recorded from hundi collections average to Rs 22,103.12 per minute in 2019, a growth from 2018 of Rs 20,290.71.
Apart from Hundi earning, a chunk of TTD’s revenue come from interests on fixed deposits (FDs), receipts from sale of prasadam, darshan tickets, accommodation, lease and rents. TTD is projecting revenue of Rs 857.28 from FD interests, Rs 330 crore from prasadam, and Rs 233 crore from darshan tickets for financial year 2019-20.
When it comes to anna prasadam, the temple, on an average, served free food to 122.85 persons per minute. In 2019, 6.45 crore devotees had anna prasadam.
