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INDIA, January 23, 2012 (The Hindu): A joint sitting of the two Committees constituted by the Supreme Court on the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple on Sunday decided to conduct a trial run on the inventorying of treasures found in the vaults of the Temple on February. Following the trial run on February 9, the actual inventorying process will begin by February 17 or 18.
“Inventorying of the treasures in the Temple vaults is a complicated and time-consuming process. Once the process begins, it should go on uninterrupted. That is why we need to conduct a trial run,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and committee nodal officer K. Jayakumar said.
He said that Keltron, which would be providing the technical support for the inventorying process, was ready with the hardware and software required for Digital Archiving of Temple Antiques (DATA), including the 3-D cameras, carat meter and digitisation software. The DATA equipment would be installed by the first week of February.
The inventorying methodology will involve taking 3-D photographs of every artefact and their value assessment by experts using advanced equipment such as carat meter and digital balance. The entire inventorying process will be video-recorded.
“The inventorying process may go on for over a year. Every person involved with the inventory process will be subject to police verification. The entire security aspect of the process will be taken care of by the State government,” Mr. Jayakumar said.