Imagine, after the British learned that there were vast treasures inside the Temple, they would inevitably re-ransack it and would not let the first transportation team escape with the heavier treasures.
Although these heavier treasures weren't as valuable as gold items, they were still of considerable value.
The total value of the treasures transported by the first convoy, even if not exceeding a million Pounds, definitely surpassed 500,000 Pounds.
This is no small fortune, which could allow the British to construct a most powerful ironclad.
For Indians, this wealth represented the accumulation of local Indian people over hundreds of years. The Temple Treasure was not only the fiscal accumulation of the local Princely State Government over centuries but also the donations of local Hindu devotees to the Temple over hundreds of years.
