Temple wealth: Kshatriya Sabhas suggestions

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram chapter of the Kshatriya Kshema Sabha has opined that the huge amounts of wealth unearthed from the vaults of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple should be held at the temple itself. In a list of suggestions submitted to Marthanda Varma, Head of the Travancore Royal Family, on dealing with the temple wealth, the Kshatriya Kshema Sabha said that the Temple Trust, in its present form, should continue to own and maintain the wealth.The Sabha has also suggested that the Central government should, through an appropriate decree, declare Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Complex as a high-security zone, on par with, or above, the Golden temple at Amritsar.A strong security plan must be devised and executed by experts and the Government should declare an aerial no-fly zone above the temple, the list says.The Sabha also points out that since the entire temple represents a blend of Dravidian and Kerala Architecture, the city should be declared as a World Heritage Site. With enhanced security systems in place, the Kuthiramalika Museum should be expanded to include selected artefacts that have been recorded recently.The list of suggestions also talks about how the Tourism Department should capitalise on the world-wide exposure received to improve connectivity of Thiruvananthapuram and on how the revenue generated from the Museum and tourism can be used to pay back expenditure.