Kochi: Major security lapses were reported at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in a report of the Home Ministry submitted by DGP Ravada A Chandrasekhar.
According to the report submitted to the Home Department, nearly 78 grams of gold bars and coins offered to the temple by devotees were reported missing over the past few months, media reports said.
A golden lamp was replaced with a silver substitute without any official records. The ‘Vaira Nama’, removed for repair from the sanctum sanctorum, has not been restored for six months.
The temple employees, security personnel, and associates of the royal family skipped security checks at the entrance.
These individuals are reported to be close to Sri Aditya Varma and are also known to visit the Kowdiar Palace regularly,” the report stated.
Lapses in Padmanabhaswamy Temple
