India Halts $20-Billion Temple Treasure Hunt at 'Cobra' Chamber

(Updates with comments from royal trust chief in sixth paragraph.) July 8 (Bloomberg) -- India's Supreme Court halted the opening of the final vault at a Hindu temple where treasures that may be worth at least $20 billion have been unearthed, seeking assurances on the security and preservation of the find. Judges asked for suggestions from the trust controlled by the descendents of the royal family of Travancore that runs the 16th-century temple and the government of the southern state

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