The search for the treasure hidden in the Emar Math at the Jagannath Temple in Puri began

Ramanujacharya Sampradaya monastery mahante requested the government to excavate

Earlier, 567 large lumps of heavy and very heavy silver weighing about 20 tonnes were recovered from the monastery.

Puri: A team of Archaeological Department officials of the state government has landed on the temple premises with equipment including a metal detector as a search has been launched for the hidden treasure at Emar Math in the fire corner of the world-famous Jagannath Temple in Orissa.

The operation was carried out by the Archaeological Department following a request by Narayan Ramanuja Das, chief mahant of the Uttarpashva monastery, which is under the control of the Amar Math, to the Indian government to find the treasure. Apart from all the monks and mahants of the monastery, historians also believe that a huge treasure of gold, silver and jewels has been hidden in the Emaar monastery.

Earlier in 2011 and in April this year, a huge treasure was found in the monastery, which has strengthened the belief among the monastery authorities and all parties concerned that a very valuable treasure has been buried under the nut land.

In 2011, police found 522 bales of very large and heavy silver weighing a total of 18 tonnes, valued at Rs. 90 crore was estimated. In April this year, another 45 bales of silver were found weighing 35 kg each.

In addition to silver, a whole silver tree, a huge vine made of silver flowers, a bronze cow and 16 very valuable swords were found in the monastery. It is worth mentioning that the great saint of the Vaishnava sect, Ramanujacharya, started the Ramanuja sect from his own name about 500 years ago and there are now a total of 18 monasteries across the country.

Officials of the Archaeological Department of the State Government have appointed Shri Jagannath Temple Administration. In the presence of Puri District Collector Samarth Verma, District Police Chief KV Singh and trustees of Emar Math, excavations were started in some parts of the Math to search for the treasure. Puji district deputy collector Bhavtaran Sahu said no valuables were found during the excavation on Thursday.