Tag: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Modi to inaugurate project Development of Spiritual Circuit in Kerala today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the project “Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala” being implemented under the Swadesh Drashan Scheme of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in the presence of Palanisamy Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala, K J Alphons, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, in Kerala today. The project ‘Development of Spiritual Circuit: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple-Aranmula-Sabarimala’ was sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism in 2016-17 for Rs 92.22 crores. Majority of work under this project has been carried out at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The Sree Padmanabaswamy Temple is ... Read more

Underground museum for Padmanabha Swami Temple

Union Minister of State for Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam, told the media that the Central Government is willing to build a high-security underground museum near the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram so that devotees can have ‘darshan’ of the treasure. The minister has met Travancore royal family members Pooyam Thirunal Gowri Parvathi Bayi and Avittom Thirunal Aditya Varma on Sunday and expressed his ministry’s willingness to bear the cost of the museum, which is proposed to be Rs 300 crores. “The museum will be in the typical Kerala architectural style with high security system better than that of the Reserve Bank ... Read more

Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple to be developed as a global pilgrimage centre

In an effort to uplift Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple as a global pilgrimage centre, revamp plans has been proposed by the Singapore based not-for-profit organization, the Global Citizen Forum (GCF) and its Founder-President & Global Thought Leader Dr M, adopting the values of Advaita and One World. The new plans include the overall development of the temple including restoration and the display of temple wealth with the temple premises and on shrines. It is believed that the restored, decorated look of Sree Padmanabha deity will generate whopping revenue up to USD 1 billion every year and it’s expected to go ... Read more