Let us go
through some of the richest Indian temples, which get the highest donations.
Here, offerings from devotees’ amounts to a huge collection of cash, gold,
ornaments gems and various other things.
Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Kerala.
Gold Value :
500 Crore
Treasure :
100000 Crore
Market Cap
of Airtel as on Sept. 15, 2016 was approx 1,28,636 crores. (Source:
MoneyControl.com)
Somnath
Temple, Gujarat.
Land Assets : 1639 Crore
The temple was restored by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1951. Reportedly,
in 2012, two businessmen donated 36 kg gold worth around 11 crore.
Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala.
Idol adorned with : 1000kg Gold
Annual Donation : 650 Crore
The annual revenue from the sale of laddu prasad accounts to more than 1
crore rupees. Around 50,000 pilgrims visit the temple every day.
Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Maharashtra.
Annual Donation :350 Crore
The temple has gold and silver jewellery worth approximately Rs 32 crore
and silver coins worth more than Rs 6 lakh.
Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu
Annual Donation : 500 Crore
Close to 10 million pilgrims visit this holy shrine of Shakti every
year. The place has got a rich history with devotees making extravagant
donations and offerings.
Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai.
Annual Earnings : 200 Crore
Built in 1801, the dome over Ganesha is coated in 3.7 kilos of gold. On
an average, around 25,000 to 2 lakh devotees flock its premises everyday.
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