In just 11-days, Shirdi's Saibaba temple gets Rs. 14.54cr donation
The famous Saibaba temple at Shirdi in Maharashtra received donations worth Rs. 14.54 crore over the 11-day period, starting before Christmas and ending on the New Year's day, an official said. The devotees, from the country as well as abroad, donated Rs. 8.05 crore in donation boxes kept in the temple premises between December 22, 2018, and January 1, 2019, he said. Read here.
Gold, silver items worth Rs. 19 lakh were also donated
The temple trust also received Rs. 6 crore through online donations, debit/credit cards, cheques, demand drafts and at its donation counters, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust's vice chairman Chandrashekhar Kadam said yesterday. Gold and silver items worth Rs. 19 lakh were also donated, he said.
From Dec 22 to Jan 1, nearly 9.5 devotees visited
Devotees from 19 countries, including USA, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, and China, donated foreign currencies worth Rs. 30.63 lakh. Apart from these donations, the temple trust earned Rs. 3.62 crore through paid-passes issued to visitors and the online-darshan facility provided by the temple management. Nearly 9.5 devotees from different parts of the country and abroad visited the Saibaba temple during the 11-day period.