Treasure estimated at $10 Billion found in secret vaults in Indian temple

Times of India ^ | 2 july 2011

[cold start]

4.5 crore = $1 million
50,000 crores = $10.1 billion

[Palter]

India is famous for seizing stuff like this. The tax man cometh.

The Supreme Court also endorsed a ruling by the high court in Kerala, which ordered the state government to take over the temple and its assets from the royal trust. It also ordered the trust to hand over responsibility for the temple's security to the police.

[cold start]

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

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/a-series-of-vaults-within-an-indian-holy-temple-will-be-opened-after-being-sealed-to-prevent-theft-by-the-british/story-e6frg6so-1226085636892

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/sc-ordered-treasure-hunt-puts-fairy-tales-in-shade/441265/

[Palter]

I’ve read the value at being $500M. It gets to a point where you can value something.

[exit82]

Interesting gold find in India.

[SteveH]

ch-ching ping

[Brandonmark]

???

[garjog]

That should just about cover Obama’s vacation costs. Too bad it in India.

[GeronL]

where do I send my claim form??

[cold start]

Think that was an early estimate. Another vault has subsequently been opened on friday & the $10 billion figure is what is now being widely reported. In any case, such instant valuations need to be taken with more than a pinch of salt. However the amount of gold found there does indicate a substantial value to the findings.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

India is famous for seizing stuff like this. The tax man cometh.

Better the Indian tax man now than British back then, I guess - maybe some of this stuff will end up in Indian museums where it belongs.

[CrazyIvan]

Heraldo is SO pissed!

[ak267]

Local rumors indicate sightings of an anglican wearing dusty clothes, wide-brim hat, and a bullwhip being pusued by Nazis.

[El Sordo]

Eat your heart out, King Tut.

[El Sordo]

Ha!

[Bean Counter]

Amazing that a stash like this exists where families live on a certain piece of sidewalk, and a sacred cow can walk into your house and eat what little food you have....

[Slump Tester]

And yet generations and generations of Indians have lived in squalor.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Palter]

etc.

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