Banke Bihari Mandir: Four chests and … Treasure of Banke Bihari Temple opened after 54 years, what was found? – only some cutlery and a silver umbrella were found in banks biharis treasury

Updated: Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:11 (IST) The treasury of Thakur Banke Bihari Temple of Vrindavan has been opened after 54 years. In this search which was conducted at the behest of the Supreme Court Committee, cutlery, a silver umbrella and an empty trunk were found. The treasury was last opened in 1971, after which the jewelery was kept in a bank safe. Mud and snakes were also found in the treasure. The treasury will be opened again on Sunday. Forest Department team with snack catcher, gloves etc. in the security arrangements made before opening of Toshkhana in Thakur Banke Bihari Temple of Vrindavan. – Photo: Jagran. Dialogue Associate, Jagran, Vrindavan. The doors of the 160-year-old treasury (Toshkhana) of the Thakur Banke Bihari Temple opened on Saturday, 54 years. After about three and a half hours of searching in the treasury which was opened at the behest of the High Management Committee set up by the Supreme Court, some cutlery packed in boxes, an empty chest, a small silver umbrella and some empty jewelery boxes were found. When the doors of the treasury were opened after so many years, a lot of rubbish also came out. When it was time for the temple to open, the door of the treasury was sealed again. The treasury will be opened again on Sunday. Remove Advertisement Only Read News The treasury was opened after 54 years by order of the Higher Management Committee. There is a treasury in the premises of the Thakur Banke Bihari Temple itself. The treasury was opened for the last time in the year 1971 and the jewelery and other items kept in it as offerings to Thakur ji were kept in a box. Later the box was taken to the State Bank of India in Bhuteshwar and kept in the safe. Since then, the treasury has been sealed. The treasury was reopened on Saturday at the behest of the High Management Committee constituted by the Supreme Court. After the doors of the temple were locked, the team of officers led by Civil Judge Junior Division Shipra Dubey reached the temple around 1 pm. The opening process started around 1:30. Four iron chests were found, tools were found in two chests and were opened. The lock on the iron door of the treasury near the sanctum sanctorum was cut with a cutter. This eight by ten foot room was filled with a lot of mud. The workers removed this soil. The team also included four servants who were included in the committee. Since no one knew where the treasure room was inside. In this case, another iron door was seen on the left side of the same room. This door was also opened using crowbar. This room was about six feet by four feet. Four iron coffins were found in the same room, while one wooden coffin was empty. The latches of the iron box were broken and their closed locks were kept in the box. Old bronze and copper tools etc. were kept in these trunks. There was nothing in the empty wooden box. Two baby snakes were also found, the doors are being opened again today. A few empty jewelry boxes were found inside. The two iron chests have not yet been opened. A small silver umbrella was also found in this room. Three large copper pots, three pots, a plate, four large round stones one and a half feet high, and a wooden plank one foot high were found. Two small brass bells were also found. In the same room, when the stone held in the floor was removed, a staircase was seen leading down. After about seven steps a small room of three by four feet was found below. Dinesh Goswami, member of the senior management committee, said it was the treasure. Two small baby snakes were found in it, the rest was completely empty. The forest department team caught the baby snakes. The team emerged from the treasury at around 04:30. Administrative officials have not yet said anything about this. The team will search the treasury again on Sunday. Committee member Dinesh Goswami said that when the treasury was last opened in 1971, the jewelery and other items kept in it were kept in boxes and kept in the bank safe. He says that when the items were kept in the boxes, a list was not made of what was kept. Rules were kept aside during the opening of the treasury: While opening the treasury of the temple, the team of officers formed by the Higher Management Committee kept aside all the rules of inquiry. While the first door of the temple cabinet was broken, apart from officials and temple servants, some employees also arrived, but they were not investigated. Team members also kept coming and going many times. The servants in the temple protested about this. He expressed his displeasure in the temple premises itself and said that the administration was negligent. An altercation also took place between temple attendant Rajat Goswami and committee member Dinesh Goswami. Rajat Goswami said that when you people go in and out of the treasury then why the check is not done. If valuable jewels are found in the treasury, who will be responsible for their theft? The treasury was last opened in 1971, a newspaper dated 1972 was found. The treasury is said to have last been opened in 1971, but an old newspaper was found in a wooden box. Member Dinesh Goswami told that February 1972 was written on it. The door of the treasury did not open after 1971, so how did the newspaper of 1972 get there. Dinesh Goswami could not give any answer on this. The team has not yet given any report, it is not known what came out. There will also be digging on Sunday. Only when the team gives its report can anything be said. CP Singh, DM, Secretary Higher Management Committee