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packman

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Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:52 PM Jul 2016

A Trillion (yes, Trillion) dollar treasure trove

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An idol of Lord Vishnu made of pure gold and weighing 32 kg(70.5 pounds of pure gold) , recovered from the hidden vaults of Padmanabhaswamy

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Temple dating back to some say 5,000 years, and mentioned in scripts dating to 2,500 ago and its 6 treasure vaults being opened. The India Supreme Court recently ordered the 6 vaults to be opened and treasures in 5 of the 6 are spectacular - gold, gems, artifacts. The 6th vault is to opened soon and is expected to be the main treasure trove hidden under the temple.

http://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/07/the-trillion-dollar-treasure-of.html
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A Trillion (yes, Trillion) dollar treasure trove (Original Post) packman Jul 2016 OP
whoa. mopinko Jul 2016 #1
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