Mahalakshmi Temple, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India

 A Mahalakshmi temple called 'Sripuram' and made of more than a tonne of pure gold will glitter and gleam under the sun on August 24 when it is unveiled for consecration by the Sri Narayani Peetam headed by a 31-year-old godman who calls himself Narayani Amma. Devotees hail the temple as one of the wonders of the world and say that it is the only temple covered fully with gold.

The golden temple of Sripuram is a spiritual park situated at the foot of a small range of green hills in a place known as "Malaikodi" in the city of Vellore in Tamil Nadu. The temple is at the southern end of the city of Vellore, at Tirumalaikodi. Thirumalaikodi is about 8 kms from Vellore. Vellore is located at about 130 kms from Chennai, 220 kms from Bengaluru and 100 kms from Tirupati.