World’s Richest Temple: Do you know about the richest religious institution in the world, which is located in India? This temple management has assets worth about Rs 300000 crore. This religious institution is none other than Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). This temple of Tirupati Balaji is the richest temple not only in India but in the world. Offerings worth Rs 1400 crore come to this temple every year. Every day 1 lakh devotees come here for darshan. Let us tell you in detail about this temple and the property kept near it.
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more than 11000 kg gold
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams holds 11,225 kg of gold, over 7,600 acres of land and bank deposits. At the same time, the weight of silver jewelery is 9071.85 kg. The temple trust has property of 7,600 acres in 75 places in the country. Apart from this, the Trust has 6000 acres of forest land. The special thing is that this temple does not have as much money as the market cap of many big companies of the country.
According to a statement issued by the temple trust, the main source of income of the temple is the money, jewellery, diamonds and pearls donated by the devotees. This temple was built in the 10th century, which is spread over 16 acres.
Rs 15000 crore deposited in banks
According to a report, the amount deposited in banks of Tirupati Temple Trust is more than Rs 15000 crore. In the year 2022, the Trust had released a white paper disclosing the property deposited with the temple. According to another media report, offerings worth more than Rs 2 crore come to the Tirupati temple every day. At the same time, during festival days it reaches 3-4 crores.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) also earns income from offerings and renting out other properties. This temple earns Rs 500 crore annually by selling laddus. There is a tradition of hair removal in Tirupati Balaji temple. The temple trust also sells the removed hair. In the year 2018, 1,87,000 kg of hair was sold and Rs 1.35 crore was earned from it.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 20, 2024, 15:18 IST
