- The ‘Sripuram’ temple of Mahalakshmi is made of tonnes of gold gleamed and glittered on 24 August 2007 under the rays of the sun when it was unveiled by Sri Narayanieetam for consecration who is an old godman of 31 years and known as Narayani Amma. It is amongst thewonders of the world for devotees and they say that the only temple completely covered with gold is this temple.
- The workers from Thirupathi Thirumala Devasthanam numbered 400 and above, coppersmiths and goldsmiths have worked for about 6 years to build it with Rs 600 crore Gold for an area of 55,000 Sqft at a stretch of 100 acre in the Malaikodi city, which is at a distance of 6 km North ofTamil Nadu from Vellore.
- Before using Gold, the coppersmiths created a base of copper on the structure of the templemaking nine layers beaten of foils. The Mahalakshmi statue is in the sanctum sanctorum which is of stone granite and covered with the gold kavacham.
- Murali is a trustee of Peetam said that Sripuram is the dedication of Amma to mankind and world. He also said that Amritsar’s Golden Temple has not more Gold than the Sripuram temple.
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