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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the source and antiquity of the treasure unearthed from the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. An apex court bench of Justice R.V. Raveendran and Justice A.K. Patnaik asked the ASI to suggest the steps that can be taken to protect the treasure and also where it can be housed. The court also directed the ASI to make video recording of the treasure and photograph them. Treasure estimated at over Rs.1 lakh crore has been found in five of the six chambers of the 16th century temple that have been opened so far on the instructions of the Supreme Court after a local lawyer alleged poor security and mismanagement by the trust that runs the temple. The court restrained all the members of the committee appointed by it from speaking to media on the treasure found in the temple.

tiffany mens necklace The court has asked the ASI to appoint a curator to assess the treasure and its antiquity and where it could be housed. There are contentions on the safe keeping of the treasure. One view is that it could be kept in the temple itself and other view is that a separate museum should be set up for keeping and preserving the treasure. The apex court directions came in the course of the hearing of a petition by Rama Verma challenging the Kerala High Court verdict directing the state government to take steps to take control of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, its assets and management and run the same. The high court had also directed the state government to exhibit the valuables of the temples to attract the tourists. According to the BRC, shop prices in June rose by 2.9 percent compared with a year ago, with food prices rising by 5.7 percent.

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