Richest Hindu temple
Who
Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple
What
12000000000 UK pound(s) sterling
Where
India (Thiruvananthapuram)
When
2011
In 2011 the Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, India, overtook the Tirupati Temple (also India) to become the world's richest Hindu temple after the chance discovery of secret cellars at the temple uncovered a vast treasure of gold, silver and precious jewels believed to be worth at least £12 billion (then approx. $18 billion).