“The door is open” - Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala, India.

So far the find is worth nearly doubleIndia’s 2011-2012 education budget ($11.61 billion) – and there's still another vault to be unlocked. Cellar B is the remaining one secret vault which is yet to be inventoried. It is said that this cellar haven’t been opened for more than 100 years.

where did the riches come from?

The temple is controlled by descendants of the royal family of Travancore, the former princely state of the region. It is believed the former rulers donated much of their wealth to the temple, where it lay in safe keeping for decades. Offerings by the many worshippers making pit stops there along the global trade routes probably also contributed to the treasure.

A local lawyer filed a petition with the court, suspicious that the fortune was not being adequately protected by the temple’s governing body and the followed verdict by the court order disclose the “Hidden God’s Treasure”.

Debate is now brewing over just what should be done with the fortune, given the millions of Indians who live in poverty. Hindu leaders want it invested into the temple, but many others are calling for it to be used for the public good. The state government insists it will let the temple keep the riches, and will even provide permanent security to safeguard it (Spend more money to keep the money dead!).

“The wealth of the temple will rest with the temple itself,” wrote Kerala Chief MinisterOomen Chandyon his website. Despite having one of the highest literacy rates in India, the southern state lacks major industry, and its biggest form of income is in the form of remittances from the global Keralan diaspora. Though it's still unclear what will become of the religious money, for now, with the hordes of curious visitors descending upon the town, the haul could have gains for at least one key industry in the state – tourism.

So many questions, guesses and endless debates going on…but an Indian who loves the county as Mother and God still thinks “God has opened the door, please don’t close it again because God wants to save the people – This time the name of his AVATAR is GOLD”.