Golden Temple : SRIPURAM, Vellore

One of the biggest Hindu shrines in southern India, the SriPuram Golden Temple a grand golden temple built by a spiritual organization in TamilNadu at an approximate cost of Rs 600 crores, the kumbhabhishekam was performed on August 24, 2007, presence of over 30,000 devotees. The temple, covering 55,000 sq ft area, has intricate carvings and sculptures in gold. Except the walking path, the entire structure has been made of gold and copper. This would be more grandeur than the Golden Temple in Amritsar , mutt sources said.

There is another specialty about this temple. The pathway around the temple is not in oval or rectangle. It is in he form of a star. The Mutt sources say that it is the geometrical form representation for Goddess Lakshmi and so worshiping the goddess in this temple is more special.



This temple was constructed by Vellore-based Sri Narayani Peedam, headed by spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Amma. The walls of the pathway have inscriptions of teachings of Sakthi amma, Gita, Bible, Quran and the Guru Granth Sahib. So this itself means that everyone who believe in "One God" is allowed inside the temple. The Temple shines just after the clock strikes 6 in the evening. Being gold everywhere the vibration is felt physically as well as psychologically. The Utsava moorthy for this temple is Goddess Narayani or Lakshmi putting it in known terms - the wife of Lord Vishnu. The Sripuram is the biggest structure made out of gold. The goddess sculpture is so beautifully made that, though it is small in size it just stands in our memory once for all.


The temple is open all the days from 8am to 8pm. This shrine is easily accessible from road and is very close to the vellore highway. It has spacious car parking facilities, boarding lodging locations at the right cost. One thing that is to be foreseen is that the devotees of this shrine drop coins and notes into the water pond that separates the general praharam and the main sanctum. This separation was made to look at the reflection of the temple's glitter in water. The purpose is absolutely lost as the pond becomes dirty day by day. The picture below states the road map heading to the Golden Temple.