Narendra Modi visits South India’s Golden Temple(VIDEO)

The video above presents footage of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Shri Narayani Peedam and Sripuram in Tamil Nadu. Modi visited the place on Saturday 13th of November during his one-day visit to the state.

The Sri Narayani Peedam and the Sripuram are located in Malaikodi, a small village about 8 kilometres outside the town of Vellore, and about 145 kilometres from Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. They are surrounded by mountains and lush, scenic beauty.

Sripuram has the distinction of having the Biggest Golden Temple of India:Shree Lakshmi Narayana Temple which is located on a 100 Acre campus. This Mahalakshmi temple has every thing in glittering gold. About 1500 Kilograms of gold has been used for gold plating of this temple. There are seven arches to pass through before you enter the temple and all the arches are covered with gold plates. It is believed that those who visit the temple and have darshan of Lakshmi Devi there will be blessed with wealth of every conceivable kind.

The garden in the temple campus has more than one lakh trees and plants. When observed from a helicopter, the temple complex resembles the shape of SREE CHAKRA. Complete silence during the visit to the temple is to be observed. The temple, covering 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m2), has intricate carvings and sculptures in gold. The lighting is arranged in such a way that the temple glitters even during night. The temple construction was completed in on August 24, 2007.

The Sripuram is the biggest structure made out of gold. Even the Satari, a crown with feet of the lord engraved on it, is made of solid gold weighing 1 kg.

The outer pathway of the temple is made out in the shape of a Star. The walls of the pathway have inscriptions of teachings of Sakthi amma, Gita, Bible, Quran and the Guru Granth Sahib. Only people who believe in one god, but with many names are allowed to enter the temple. All people have to go through the Star shaped pathway to reach the sanctum. The Inner praharam of the temple resembles the circular structure of the Parliament of India.