TOP 10 RICHEST TEMPLE
OF INDIA
1.Anant Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Tiruvananthpuram, Kerala)
Friends you can say the treasure of the treasure for this temple.The treasure was discovered when five of the six subterranean vaults in the 16th century temple were opened on June 27, 2011, on the orders of the Supreme Court, which was hearing a private petition seeking transparency in the running of the temple.
The valuables in the five vaults, estimated to be worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore, include gold coins weighing 1,000 kg, over a tonne of gold in the form of rice trinkets, a sack full of diamonds and a rare statue of Lord Vishnu studded with diamonds, emeralds and rubies. Experts believe the riches in the sixth vault could be even more than what has been unearthed thus far.
Securing this massive wealth is costing the Kerala government crores of rupees. The state-of-the-art security for the temple, which has been declared a no-fly-zone, comprises an aerial surveillance system, blast-proof perimeter walls, seismic sensors to protect the vaults from tunnelling, surveillance cameras, baggage scanners, burglar alarms, and a visitor-tracking system.
The police perceives threats to the treasure not only from international professional thieves but also from “terrorists looking for international mileage, anti-social elements who want to create communal trouble and Left extremist aligned atheist groups”. The treasure can also pose a risk to the people of the city if robbers resort to an external attack to loot the wealth.
Given this threat, the Modi government plan may, in a way, bring relief to the people of Thiruvananthapuram. The plan has been mooted to check the country’s chronic trade imbalance by reducing the economically crippling gold imports, which accounted for 28% of the country’s trade deficit in 2013. The scheme to be launched next month envisages melting the gold and loaning it to jewellers to meet their growing demand.
MORE FACTS:-
Antique gold ornaments
Sack full of Diamonds
Golden idol of Vishnu
worth Rs. 500 Crore
Golden crowns
Golden bow
17 kg of gold
coins(dating back to the East India Company period)
Gold in shape of rice
trinkets (Weighing one tone!)
18 feet long golden
necklace weighing 2.5 kg
Thousands of pieces of
antique jewellery studded with diamonds, emeralds and
Golden Vessels
2.Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Sirdi ,Maharastra
The famous pilgrim centre 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. 427 crore, according to
official documents.
The administration of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi), governed by the Managing Committee which was constituted by the Maharashtra Government way back on August 23, 2004 has Kisan Vikas Patras worth more than Rs. 51.71 crore besides Government of India eight-percent Saving Bonds amounting to Rs.48.15 crore and Rs. 8 crore in non-redeemable bonds of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, and Rs. 3.19 crore in various nationalised banks.
It has Rs. 47.82 crore as Trust Corpus Fund.
The temple trust has ornaments and jewellery including Gold worth Rs. 24,41,10,640 crore, Silver--Rs. 3.26 crore; Silver coins-- Rs. 61.2 lakh; Gold Coins--Rs. 1.28 crore and Gold pendants worth Rs. 1.12 crore, the Trust Auditor Sharad S Gaikwad said in its annuul audit for 2009-10 as the annual report was tabled in the State Legislature during its winter session in December 2010 here.
The total worth of the ornaments and jewellery stands at over Rs. 32.23 crore.
The administration of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (Shirdi), governed by the Managing Committee which was constituted by the Maharashtra Government way back on August 23, 2004 has Kisan Vikas Patras worth more than Rs. 51.71 crore besides Government of India eight-percent Saving Bonds amounting to Rs.48.15 crore and Rs. 8 crore in non-redeemable bonds of Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, and Rs. 3.19 crore in various nationalised banks.
It has Rs. 47.82 crore as Trust Corpus Fund.
The temple trust has ornaments and jewellery including Gold worth Rs. 24,41,10,640 crore, Silver--Rs. 3.26 crore; Silver coins-- Rs. 61.2 lakh; Gold Coins--Rs. 1.28 crore and Gold pendants worth Rs. 1.12 crore, the Trust Auditor Sharad S Gaikwad said in its annuul audit for 2009-10 as the annual report was tabled in the State Legislature during its winter session in December 2010 here.
The total worth of the ornaments and jewellery stands at over Rs. 32.23 crore.
The temple has earned a
surplus income of Rs. 94.67 crore in year 2009-10 as
against Rs. 87.22 crore in year 2008-09.
The total income during the year 2009-10 was Rs. 164.88 crore by way of rent, interest on savings bank accounts, investments and donations against over Rs. 151.51 crore in previous year. The immovable property and buildings are worth Rs. 7.92 crore including the Statue of Saibaba worth Rs. eight lakh, the annual report stated
The total income during the year 2009-10 was Rs. 164.88 crore by way of rent, interest on savings bank accounts, investments and donations against over Rs. 151.51 crore in previous year. The immovable property and buildings are worth Rs. 7.92 crore including the Statue of Saibaba worth Rs. eight lakh, the annual report stated
The temple is among the
top pilgrimage sites of the world built in 1922. It is the wealthiest
temple in India where millions of devotees of different religions and castes
visit everyday. The temple has gold and silver jewellery worth approximately Rs
32 crore and silver coins worth more than Rs 6 lakh.
There is no authentic
record of the Sai Baba’s birth and early life before arriving at Shirdi. And
thus, it attracts people of all religion.
On an average there is
an inflow of over 40,000 devotees which reaches to a million during festivals.
The temple gets
donations worth Rs 350 crore every year.
3.Tirumala Tirupati Venkateshwara Shwami Temple, Tirumala Andhra
Pradesh
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials indicated on Friday that
4.5 tonnes of gold have been deposited in banks and that the temple
administration is in the process of depositing one more ton of the yellow metal
in the State Bank of India soon. Calculated at today's rates, the total cost of
the 5,500 kg 'disclosed' gold with the TTD stands at Rs 1,320 crore.
Temple insiders say that this could just be a partial estimate of the total wealth of what is regarded as the richest temple of the country. However, in July 2014 a contender emerged in the form of the Padmanabha Swami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram where an inventory revealed that its total wealth stood at Rs 1 lakh crore. But those championing the cause of the Tirumala temple contend that the total wealth with Lord Balaji has not been made public, and, therefore, could be more than that of the Kerala temple.
Addressing the media in Tirumala on Friday about offering Arjitha Sevas online, TTD Executive Officer D Sambasiva Rao said one ton gold will be deposited with the banks soon under the gold scheme. When quizzed further, the EO told TOI over phone from Tirumala: "Till date, 4.5 tonne of gold has been deposited in various banks including the State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Corporation Bank. We plan to deposit another tonne gold in SBI shortly."
Temple insiders say that this could just be a partial estimate of the total wealth of what is regarded as the richest temple of the country. However, in July 2014 a contender emerged in the form of the Padmanabha Swami Temple in Thiruvananthapuram where an inventory revealed that its total wealth stood at Rs 1 lakh crore. But those championing the cause of the Tirumala temple contend that the total wealth with Lord Balaji has not been made public, and, therefore, could be more than that of the Kerala temple.
Addressing the media in Tirumala on Friday about offering Arjitha Sevas online, TTD Executive Officer D Sambasiva Rao said one ton gold will be deposited with the banks soon under the gold scheme. When quizzed further, the EO told TOI over phone from Tirumala: "Till date, 4.5 tonne of gold has been deposited in various banks including the State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Corporation Bank. We plan to deposit another tonne gold in SBI shortly."
The gold that the Tirumala temple has been depositing in banks are offering by devotees in the hundi as well as big individual donations. They come in the form of various gold ornaments as well as biscuits. TTD began depositing gold in 2010. Since then, on maturity of the gold deposits, the temple administration converts the interest amount too into gold which is then added to the pile already there with the banks.
MORE FACTS:-
The deity is clad with
1000kgs of gold!
Every day around
150,000 laddus are made at the temple to serve the devotess
The revenue from the
sale of laddu annually is more than 11 million rupees
It is said that people
drop bags of gold and at times even diamonds at the feet of Sri Venkateshwara
Around 50,000 pilgrims
visit the temple every day
The temple gets upto Rs
650 crores in donations every year
4.Puri Jagannath Temple,Puri ,Orissa
Thousands would have
passed a dilapidated building on their way to Puri's Jagannath temple, called
Emar Math, not sparing a glance at the 200-year-old structure that on Saturday
turned out to be a treasure trove worth US$ 20 million.
Cops, probing a burglary, went into the Math only to find slabs of silver weighing more than 17 tonnes. There were 522 silver slabs, each weighing between 35kg and 40kg. These had been stashed in four wooden treasuries in a sealed room. Emar Math is situated right in front of the Jagannath temple.
'We came to know about the silver here after the arrest of Barun Baral, who was trying to sell a silver slab in Dhenkanal on Friday. During interrogation he told us that he had stolen it from Emar Math,' said Puri superintendent Sanjay Kumar.
The superintendent said Baral worked as a labourer in the Math that is spread over four acres. 'During renovation work, he stumbled upon the treasury. He might have stolen some pieces with the help of others,' Kumar said. When a stone fell off during renovation, the laborers caught a glimpse of the silver.
Cops, probing a burglary, went into the Math only to find slabs of silver weighing more than 17 tonnes. There were 522 silver slabs, each weighing between 35kg and 40kg. These had been stashed in four wooden treasuries in a sealed room. Emar Math is situated right in front of the Jagannath temple.
'We came to know about the silver here after the arrest of Barun Baral, who was trying to sell a silver slab in Dhenkanal on Friday. During interrogation he told us that he had stolen it from Emar Math,' said Puri superintendent Sanjay Kumar.
The superintendent said Baral worked as a labourer in the Math that is spread over four acres. 'During renovation work, he stumbled upon the treasury. He might have stolen some pieces with the help of others,' Kumar said. When a stone fell off during renovation, the laborers caught a glimpse of the silver.
Temple assets: In 1978,
reports were that 454 gold articles weighing 12,830 tolas and 293 silver
articles weighing 22,149 tolas had been discovered in the temple chest. Still
the exact valuation of the temple’s assets remains an enigma.
5.Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai, Maharashtr
It was originally built
by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil in 1801. Well-known celebrities and VIPs
visiting this temple is a common sight here. The dome of Lord Ganesha is coated
in 3.7 kilos of gold. On an average, the monumental Siddhivinayak Temple sees
anywhere between 25,000 to 2 lakh devotees flocking in everyday to just get a
glimpse of their beloved Lord. Siddhivinayak witnesses around 25,000 to 2
lakh worshipers visiting the place each day.
MORE FACTS:-
The devotees on Tuesdays
number at a daily five lakh
The total trust income
of the temple was Rs 48 crore in the financial year 2010-11 and had Rs 125
crore in fixed deposits
It has received cash
donation of two crores,47 lakhs, gold donations up to 727kg, and silver up to
11,538 kg
6.Vaishno devi temple ,Katra ,Jammu Kashmir
This religious place,
located in the state of Kashmir, is one of the most famous pilgrimage spots in
India. The temple reportedly earns a fortune of approximately 5000-Million
Rupees every year through donations alone. Apart from this mammoth amount earned
annually, millions throng the shrine every year and offer cash as well as other
valuables to this goddess as their token of love. However, the temple
development board has been trying to utilize the money earned, towards making
Vaishno Devi a state of the art pilgrimage center and plan to improve
accommodation and travel facilities for the devotees who visit this shrine.
Annual donation of Rs
500 crore
7.Meenakshi devi Temple ,Madurai ,Tamilnadu
One of the few temples
in India that receives 20-30k people every day, Meenakshi Temple earns revenue
of around 60million every year. The temple enshrines around 33,000 sculptures
in its periphery. Deity Meenakshi, the wife of Sundareshwar(Shiva) is the
principal deity of the temple. There are 14 gopurams in the temple which vary
in heights from 45–50m. The temple houses two golden Vimanas, which multiply
the scenic opulence of this popular Hindu Shrine.
8.Somnath Temple , Saurastra ,Gujrat
The Somnath temple,
situated in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, draws a crowd that ranges between
one lakh to five lakh people each day, thus resulting in large amounts of
offerings in both cash and kind, which includes expensive authentic wear like
Saris and Chunaris. The results of a recently conducted survey revealed that
the temple has garnered a wealth of around 17,000-million Rupees. According to
history, the temple also possessed ornaments and other forms of precious
treasure, which caught the attention of the ruler, Mahmud of Ghazni. The
Central Asian ruler even ransacked the temple to seize all the wealth stored in
it. In 2012, two businessmen from Surat and Mumbai has donated 36 kg gold worth
around 11 crore.
9.Golden Temple , Amritsar ,Punjab
It is commonly
known as Harmindher Sahib and attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over the
country and world. The unique and charming place becomes even more beautiful
and captivating during night time when it is completely lit up with its
striking gold dome illuminated. The holiest shrine in the Sikh religion has its
walls decorated with wooden panels and elaborated with gold and silver work. A
combination of Muslim, Hindu and European design principles were used in the
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The walls within are
decorated with carved wooden panels and elaborate inlay work in silver and
gold.
The palanquin that bears
the Adi Granth is set with precious stones and has silver poles and a gold
canopy.Cooked food is serviced
for 24 hours/ 365 days in the kitchen of the Golden Temple for pilgrims
irrespective of religion, caste, creed and nationality. The expenses are met
out of the Temple funds.Presently approximately
40,000 visitors share the meals every day.
10.Kashi Vishvanath Temple ,Varanasi ,Uttar Pradesh
It is a widespread
belief across India for the Hindus that one should visit the Kashi Vishwanath
temple, located in Uttar Pradesh, at least once in his or her life. Perhaps
that’s the reason behind the popularity of this abode of Lord Shiva, which is
visited by most pilgrims who arrive at Varanasi to take a dip in the holy
Ganga. The temple’s noteworthy spires and domes are made of pure gold,
therefore sometimes called ‘The Golden Temple’. Though the temple assets
has not been made public, in the year 2005, a former priest had
accused the temple management of hiding 99 kg in gold and other temple
properties.
THE ALL TEMPLES ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE SEQUENCE OF THEIR RANKINGS AS THE WEALTH THEY HAVE.INDIA HAS A VAST AMOUNT OF HINDU TEMPLES SCATTERED ACROSS THE LAND .VALUABLE HAVE ACCUMULATED IN THESE TEMPLES FOR SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF YEARS DONATED BY DEITIES BY THE RICH AS WELL AS COMMON FOLKS IN THE HOPE OF THEIR WELLNESS AND PROSPERITY.ALL THE UPLISTED TEMPLES ARE HOLDING A HUGE TREASURY INSIDE THEM AND MAKING THEIR ACCOUNT HUGE TOO ,WITH THE EVERY DAY DONATION OF THE CROWEDED VISITORS.
this data is a collection from varios sources of internet.
