Temple Riches Conjure A Louvre In Kerala

Louvre in Paris, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Vatican Museums, Rome, could easily find themselves rubbing shoulders with a new competitor in the world's best museums. Appropriate, is the new kid on the block more likely the former princely state of Travancore, now in southern Kerala, who had connections with virtually all parts of the world for many centuries, Egypt, Portugal, Rome, Arabia, China and France.

If and when this happens, the museum is a tongue-twister name of the global tourists - Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Museum, Thiruvananthapuram. Long name itself may also give a special flavor, as well as museums like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao in the Basque Country in Spain or the Philbrook Museum of Art, Oklahoma.

The surprising finding, and the mountain of gold coins, diamonds, ruby, emerald and vaults full of antique jewelry Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple here during the last week has triggered calls for the museum lines Musee du Louvre in Paris or the British Museum, which displays the the scale of wealth Travancore kingdom, which was dedicated to the Vaishnavite temple deity.

And what's more, unlike the Louvre, which is anchored by some of its famous 16th century Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci, Thiruvananthapuram Sree Padmanabha Swamy is a museum could draw in the crowds for one of fame's - Raja Ravi Varma, the Travancore Palace Kilimanoor known for its fusion of painting with the academic tradition of Indian art. This is not a case of large ornaments, the newly discovered temple basements.

"Future generations need to see it, and that the court has in this generation," says Uday Varman AR, Kerala museum director, who is worthy of a museum in the capital city routes, the Louvre and the British Museum, given the incredible variety of antique ornaments, Padmanabha Swamy temple vault . "Some of the findings is a historical temple in ancient times, objects such as coins, and other such articles. Some of them are important questions, and temple rituals to show future generations can learn about the history and purpose of the research," he said Varman.

Local MP Shashi Tharoor is another supporter of the idea of ​​establishing a museum to show the temple brilliant collection of exclusive antiques.

One of the observers of the Supreme Court against the creator of the Padmanabha Swamy Temple Treasures of the inventory, expressed CS Rajan his direct experience of seeing the decorations, "indescribable".

Not everyone is in support of implementing powers conferred on the idea of ​​a museum now. "It makes no sense to say, let's move it to the museum. We must first series of the Louvre museum before the show will find the temple. Let us patiently wait for that to happen," says historian Sasibhooshan MG.

Kerala has intensified in the usual way of resources to do the extraordinary, as the matching parameters of the developed world, such as literacy and infant mortality rates, despite low per capita income, which indicates that the state should not underestimate the aim of the sky.

Shortly after Paris, a new cycle-free throughout the city, almost equal to the service rolled out in Thiruvananthapuram. The candidate may just be the next surprise in the Louvre in Paris, Thiruvananthapuram.