![]() Finally in July 2020, the Supreme Court refused to give permission to open the vault, as it was an issue involving religious sentiments. Apparently, this was promulgated after a 4-day private decision-making process, based on astrology ( Ashtamangala Devaprasnam) in 2011. Then in mid-July, before the locksmith came, the royal family got an injunction from the Supreme Court against opening vault B. So they decided to hire a professional locksmith to open or remove the door gently. The observers tried to force their way in but failed. They opened this door as well, and encountered a third door made of iron, which was jammed shut. They opened the metal-grille door to Vault B and discovered a sturdy wooden door just behind it. The Supreme-Court-appointed committee-members, based on the 2014 amicus curiae and audit reports, cited instances of irregularities and mismanagement in the affairs of the temple. Vault B has not been opened since at least the 1880s.Subsequently, two additional subterranean vaults have been discovered, and they have been designated as Vault G and Vault H. For documentation purposes, these vaults have been designated as vaults A, B, C, D, E and F. They were situated underground, all around, and to the west of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The temple management authorities were aware of the existence of at least six vaults. The Supreme Court of India overruled the Kerala High Court's legal jurisprudence based on regional facts and recognition of nullified princely agreement based on "Ruler of Travancore." In 2020, the royal family won the rights to manage the temple, as well all its financial aspects. On the possibility of future appropriation of the wealth, for the need of a new management and proper inventorisation of the articles in the vaults, a public interest petition was registered with Supreme court of India. The discovery of the treasure attracted widespread national and international media attention as it is considered to be the largest collection of items of gold and precious stones in the recorded history of the world. The vaults were opened on the orders of the Supreme Court of India, which was hearing a private petition seeking transparency in the running of the temple. It was discovered in some of the subterranean vaults of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, in the Indian state of Kerala, when five of its six (or possibly eight) vaults were opened on 27 June 2011. The Padmanabhaswamy temple treasure is a collection of valuable objects including gold thrones, crowns, coins, statues and ornaments, diamonds and other precious stones.
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