Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 18 (PTI) The underground inner chambers at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple complex here, where priceless jewels and articles of rare antiquity are believed to have been stored, will be opened later this month in the presence of two Supreme Court-appointed observers.
As many as six secret chambers, shut for the last few decades, are being unlocked to prepare an inventory of assets of the royal temple, temple executive officer Harikumar said.
The chambers, close to the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in the heart of the state capital, are believed to contain priceless gold and silver ornaments, precious stones, vessels and other articles of antique value.
The order to open the chambers was issued by the apex court in a case relating to the temple recently, and two Kerala High court judges had been named as the observers.