Opened after 54 years, Banke Bihari treasury reveals dust, raises doubts; SC-appointed panel is now auditing assets of temple | India News
MATHURA: The long-sealed treasury – toshakhana – of Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple, believed to hold royal gifts, ornaments and centuries-old offerings, was opened last month after 54 years on the orders of an SC-appointed panel tasked with overseeing the temple’s financial, structural and administrative functioning. But what emerged from the vault shocked many: one gold…