Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city of Kerala is named after the god of Travancore kings who built the Anantha Padmanabha temple which has a hydra headed (100o hoods) serpent Anantha on which Lord Hari takes his naps.
The king and their loyal subjects lavished their wealth on him for a thousand years. Now under court orders (SCI), the first 2 vaults are opened for inventory but shut without exposure and the other 5 under ground vaults at the temple are not only opened and their contents are likely to be exposed to public information,  as  they contained Rs.700 crores worth of gold, silver and jewellery gifted to God by his faithful believers over the many centuries.
They present Temple is said to have been constructed in 18th Century by Raja Martanada Varma in Travancore province, with a Trust assigned to look after it. The great painter Ravi Varma is from this family.
The great wealth is safe from robbers all these centuries. 2 retired judges of Kerala High Court are supervising the inventory work of this ancient wealth.
The basement floors of the Temple were under lock and key all these centuries. The ruling family worshipped the God Anantha Shayana Vishnu. It is the snake that has more public appeal than God himself. Once the inventory is taken, the rooms may be shut again.