Devotee drops Rs 100 crore cheque in temple donation box, had only Rs 22 in bank accountAuthorities at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Nrisimha Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh were surprised to find a cheque worth Rs 100 crore in the don...
26 Aug, 2023, 02.33 PM IST
Tirumala Balaji temple nets over Rs 1,450 cr as hundi collection in 2022A senior official of the temple administration told PTI that the figures are not comparable as most part of the 2021 and beginning of 2022 ...
13 Jan, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
In digital India, e-sevas are the new custom in templesThe temples get the collection data from e-hundis in the form of bank statements on a day-to-day basis. Endowment department sources said t...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Puri's Jagannath temple receives record Rs 28 lakh in cash as secret donationsTotal Rs 28,10,691 in cash, 550 mg gold and 61.70 g of silver were found in the 'Hundi', set up inside the temple as per the Hundi Act, 197...
13 Nov, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Did you know the Tirumala temple, that collected Rs 100 cr last month, hosts 50K pilgrims every day?ISRO Chairman K Sivan sought blessings at the shrine before the Chandrayaan 2 launch.
17 Jul, 2019, 04.00 PM IST
Temple collections fall by Rs 45 lakh as devotees fill hundi with paper notes with the message ‘Save Sabarimala’Recently, the tradtionalist devotees started to put paper slips bearing the writings like ‘Save Sabarimala’, ‘Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa’ ins...
24 Oct, 2018, 12.25 PM IST
Tirumala temple hundi nets record low income of Rs 73 lakhThe temple hundi attracts cash offerings to the tune of Rs 3 crore or more besides gold and other offerings on a daily basis, the official ...
12 Aug, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
TTD evaluates about Rs 2,894 crore revenue for 2018-19Of the total revenue, the cash offering in the temple hundi (offering box) by devotees was projected at Rs 1,156 crore, TTD Executive Offic...
06 Apr, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
Tirupati's Lord Balaji shrine has over Rs 4 crore in junked notesThe temple administration has written to the government and the Reserve Bank of India on the fate of the accumulated notes and was awaiting...
03 Mar, 2017, 08.26 AM IST
Balaji temple hundi nets Rs 1,018 crore in 2016Around 67.12 lakh devotees purchased the online Rs 300 special entry darshan tickets in 2016 and this added another Rs 201 crore to the tem...
07 Jan, 2017, 06.28 PM IST
Donations in Tirumala temple hundi not hit by demonetisationThe hundi continues to get an average of Rs 3 crore daily in cash, besides offerings in gold and silver, from thousands of devotees across ...
20 Nov, 2016, 12.10 AM IST
Demonetisation effect: Siddhivinayak hundi swells with donation in trash cashIts hundi was opened on Wednesday to reveal cash donations of Rs 60 lakh, much of it in high denomination notes. The average weekly tally i...
18 Nov, 2016, 11.31 AM IST
Temple hundi nets over Rs 20 crore during BrahmotsavamThe hill temple PRO Talari Ravi said this year hundi (offering box) cash collection was Rs four crore more than last year during the same p...
10 Oct, 2016, 08.33 PM IST
Tirupati Trust opens demat account on Balaji's name to enable devotees to donate shares and securitiesConsidered the first globally for a shrine management, Tirupati Trust has opened demat account with the Stock Holding Corporation of India.
04 Aug, 2015, 10.40 AM IST
- How donors, temple trusts, charities manage to keep taxmen away
It's a neat system: the charity pays no tax, the fake donor pays less tax and the real donors aren't exactly bothered about what happens wi...
04 Apr, 2011, 01.26 AM IST
- Lord Muruga temple in Palani nets record Rs 87.99 cr income
The income of the famous Sri Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple here during Fasli year (July 1,2009 to June 30 2010) stood at a record Rs.87.99 cr...
22 Jul, 2010, 11.25 AM IST
- Now, use your mobile to donate to Tirupati Temple
The Tirupati temple, India’s best known and richly-patronised divine residence, is clearly in line with changing times.
16 Mar, 2007, 04.21 AM IST