The Lotus-Navel Vishnu — Richest Temple on Earth
Thiruvananthapuram · Thiruvananthapuram · Kerala
Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram is one of the 108 Divya Desams and the wealthiest temple in the world — its vaults held treasure worth an estimated $22 billion when opened in 2011. The deity is Vishnu as Padmanabha, reclining on Ananta Śeṣa through whose navel a lotus stem grows bearing Brahmā.
Place · Thiruvananthapuram · Thiruvananthapuram · Kerala
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Padmanabhaswamy — Thiruvananthapuram. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.