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Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple closed after priest, 10 others test Covid positive

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple was earlier closed during the lockdown and had reopened on August 26.

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram has been closed for the second time due to Covid-19 scare.(REUTERS photo)
Updated on Oct 09, 2020 11:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

Little impact on other religion cases: Experts after Kerala temple verdict

The Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act (TC Act) provides that the administration of the Padmanabhaswamy temple and all other properties and funds of the temple be vested with the ruler of Travancore.

Hindu devotees visit the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala.(Reuters File Photo)
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByMurali Krishnan

Padmanabha Swamy Temple to be managed by ex-royal family, rules Supreme Court

The temple shot into limelight after the top court in May 2011 ordered a detailed inventory of the articles in the temple vaults which had long rumoured to be holding immense riches.

Devotees came out in large numbers and distributed sweets before the sixth century temple, situated in the heart of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.(Vivek Nair/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 13, 2020 12:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi

Religious institutions must use resources better

Charity is often directed at institutions of faith. Invest in development, and, perhaps even industries and start-ups

Padmanabhaswamy temple, India’s richest, has an estimated annual income of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh crore(AP)
Published on Nov 01, 2019 09:01 PM IST
ByPushpa Sundar

Palace hopping in God’s own country

A visit to the palaces in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, gives an insight into the myriad opulence of the bygone eras.

The Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.(Photo: Shutterstock)
Updated on Jan 19, 2019 08:38 PM IST
Mumbai | By

Flood fury: Don’t blame it on women

Poverty and dwindling resources are at the root of such violence and propagation of superstition against women. Pushed to the wall, people tend to pick on the weakest link, which in most cases happen to be women. Women who come into compensation when their husbands die or inherit property are particular targets.

Scenes from flood-hit Kalamassery, Kochi, August 16, 2018(HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 06:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

‘God’s ornaments not for display’, Travancore royal family opposes museum for Padmanabhaswamy temple riches

The Travancore royal family has rejected the Union minister of state for tourism K J Alphons’s proposal to make a high-security underground museum near the Padmanabhaswamy temple to keep it’s riches.

The Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram is one of the richest temples in the country.(HT photo)
Updated on Jul 09, 2018 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | By
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