Talk:Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Needs references and MAJOR revision

This article has improved steadily, but really needs work as it is still a mess. There was only one reference listed; I tried to add several more, but folks who have access to original texts could seriously improve the quality of the article by referencing them. Anyone who has access to references for this article, please appropriately document things.

The overall tone of this article is written from the point of view of a worshipper; it needs to be revised for encyclopedic tone in a big way. As it stands, much of it is unsupported, tonally inferior and could be easily deleted. I am certain that someone out there is attatched enough to the topic to fix this and make it appropriate for wikipedia standards of tone.

I deleted the "easy Sloka to learn" not because it might not have merit, but because A) no translation was provided, b)the relevance to this article was not made clear, and c)Wikipedia is not a prayer learning site, but an encyclopedia. If one wishes to include Sloka or other literary sources, please REFERENCE them and document in a non-biased fashion why they are relevant to the article as a whole. Otherwise, put them in a separate article.

This is a valuable article. Let's make it better. Transcendentalstate (talk) 13:27, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Other dieties

Sri Padmanabha swami temple doesnt have any saivite dieties (still ganapathi is not included in that catagory). Shiva is only in the dias under the arm of perumal. a dias for subrahmania is also not there to my knowledge(And I strongly believe so). I've removed these things.

In the eastern entrance, near flag post, hanuman and garuda are there.

Santhoshj 13:09, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Ettuvettil Pillamar and Ettara Yogam

Nothing is mentioned about the true rulers of Sree Padmanabha Temple.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.236.136.18 (talk) 11:53, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

The scientific reference of the Valampiri Sangu given is not correct. Valampiri Sangu is a Sinistral Variety of the Indian Conch Turbinella pyrum L. The History part mentions it as a Dextral Shell. Valampiri is not a Dextral Conch, it is a Sinistral Conch. Dextral conch is known as Idampiri or Idampuri (Tamil). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.163.216.80 (talk) 06:46, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Photo

This article needs a photo.

Sloka and Paasuram

The section on "Easy Sloka and Paasuram" seems irrelevant to the article. I don't see the point in adding a section on a salutation verse to a deity on the page about the temple. Not to mention, there are several typographic errors in the sloka, plus no cited source. Bark4nai 08:02, 1 December 2007 (UTC)PANASELVAM

lakhs of billions of worth treasure unearthed from sacred chambers of the temple making it one of the, if not the richest temples in the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13994351

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/international/2011/June/international_June1195.xml&section=international

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/lord-padmanabha-kerala-now-richer-lord-balaji-tirupati-067

116.202.151.158 (talk) 04:08, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

The BBC says, "Unofficial estimates say that the treasure discovered so far over four days of inspections may be valued at more than 25 billion rupees ($500m)", so why do we have $11 billion and $25 billion as its worth? Ericoides (talk) 07:19, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Kindly have a look at this The value of its gold, diamond and other precious metals at close to Rs 1 lakh crore.- Economic Times., -- Even as priceless treasures found from cellars of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here is estimated to be around Rs 90000 crore - MSN India

kind of surprised mercenaries don't mount a military mission to steal the treasure — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mongreilf (talk • contribs) 21:46, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

It seems they are very good at securing treasures. The Hindi temples have existed for hundreds of years and many of them must have a few tons of gold. --Marc Kupper|talk 04:33, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Isn't this enough to feed all of India's poor for over a month?

Chronology is wrong.

"In July 2011 a review of the temple's underground vaults... was begun. ...unofficial estimates on the sixth day of the inventory placed the value..."

Since today is July 3rd, a review that began in July cannot be at its sixth day. Perhaps someone can fix this.

(I'm not being bold on this because I don't think I should edit news items.) Wanderer57 (talk) 14:22, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Per this article the work started on June 27, 2011. Other reports, such as about the sixth day of work, have been consistent with this starting date. --Marc Kupper|talk 20:27, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Unintelligible number

I understand that "lakh" is some kind of large number used in India, and I assume "crore" is some kind of money, or maybe another word for a number in India, but what is "&#20B9;1" intended to mean in the "Treasure trove" section in the sentence "On 3 July, the total stands at &#20B9;1 lakh crore (US $22 billion).?" Edison (talk) 15:38, 5 July 2011 (UTC)