THE RICHEST TEMPLES IN INDIA
Investigators plan to pry open the final vault hidden
deep under the centuries-old
Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple as police guarded
round the clock the shrine where billions of dollars
worth of treasure has been discovered.
Over the last week a seven-member team of investigators
has broken into five of the six secret subterranean vaults piled high with jewels that have laid
untouched for hundreds of years.
PADMANABHASWAMY KSHETRAM
The temple that houses a sleeping idol of Lord Vishnu is the richest temple in the world. Treasure worth Rs 100,000 crore ($ 20,000,000,000) or 20 billiion dollars was recently found in secret chambers on temple land. Golden crowns, 17 kg of gold coins, 18 ft long golden necklace weighing 2.5 kg, gold ropes, sack full of diamonds, thousands of pieces of antique jewellery, and golden vessels were some of the treasures unearthed during the weekend.
Rs. 1 Crore =
Rs. 1,00,00,000 =
Rs. 10,000,000 =
Rs. 10 Million =
$ 200,000 (At very appx. Rs. 50 = $1)
TIRUMALA TIRUPATHI VENKATESHWARA
With an annual income of Rs 650 crores, Tirupathi Balaji is the second richest deity in India. The temple has over 3000 kgs of gold deposited in different banks and Rs 1000 crore in fixed deposits. The temple trust receives around Rs 300 crore, 350 kg of gold and 500 kg of silver as donations every year.
SHRI SAI SANSTHAN SHIRDI
The famous pilgrim center of Shri Saibaba temple in Shirdi, one of the richest temples in Maharashtra, has ornaments and jewellery worth over Rs. 32 crore and investments running into Rs. 450 crore according to official documents. The temple trust has gold worth Rs 24.41 crore, silver worth Rs 3.26 crore, silver coins worth Rs 6.12 lakh, gold coins worth Rs 1.288 crore and gold pendants worth Rs. 1.123 crore. Annual revenue of the trust is approximately Rs. 450 crore.
MATA VAISHNO DEVI
The second most visited temple in the country after
Tirupathi Balaji, Vaishno Devi has
an annual income of Rs 500 crore.
Managed by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board,
popularly called the Shrine Board,
the temple has a daily income of Rs 40 crore.
SIDDHIVINAYAK MANDIR
Situated in the heart of Mumbai, the second
richest temple in the state of Maharastra
has an annual income of Rs 46 crore
and has Rs 125 crore in fixed deposits.
The temple known for its famous devotees
receives around
Rs 10-15 crores as donations
every year.
As per the financial records of Shree Siddhivinayak
Ganapati Temple Trust, the assets of the temple stood
at approximately Rs.140 crore for the year ended
March 2009.
GURUVAYUR TEMPLE
Run by a nine-member committee under the Kerala Dewaswom Board, the most famous Lord Krishna temple in South India makes Rs. 2.5 crore annually and has approximately Rs. 125 crore in fixed deposits.The most sought after puja at the temple, the Udayaasthamana Puja, has a wait list till the year 2049.The dawn to dusk Puja costs Rs 50,000.
