Indian government won't touch god's gold – for now

But one thing the RBI won't do is take god's gold.

Earlier this week the Bank infuriated some religious communities after sending letters to temples asking them to let the government know exactly how much bullion is in their possession.

The inquiry sparked fears that the government would try to restrict gold imports by buying gold from domestic sources, namely temples.

Indian temples have vast amounts of gold – 35,000 tonnes according to India's NDTV. One temple, Sree Padmanabhaswami, allegedly holds 1.3 trillion Rupees worth of gold jewellery

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