Saturday 21 February 2015

Top 10 Highest Earning Temples in India

India is a country of ardent believers and devotees, who dedicate their entire lives to religion and God. Perhaps, this is why it has been called the Land of Temples. Devotees visit these holy temples periodically and perform rituals associated with them, besides making generous donations according to their financial condition, which is why temples make huge sums of money annually.
Here is a list of highest earning temples in India:

10.Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

Kasha Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi is one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and it is one of the biggest pilgrimages in Hinduism, as per the belief that every Hindu must visit it at least once in his lifetime. Donations from lakhs of devotees make it one of the highest earning temples in the country.

9.Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

Next among the highest earning temples in India is the famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The temple boasts of beautiful architecture and attracts millions of devout pilgrims every year. It has been built in devotion to Goddess Parvati.

8.Somnath Temple, Saurashtra

Somnath Temple in Saurashtra, Gujarat is another temple among the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, making it one of the holiest place for Shiva evotees. It is believed that the temple was originally built by the Moon in devotion of Lord Shiva, though it was later destroyed by the Mughals and rebuilt by Hindu rulers. At present, it draws huge amounts of donations every year making it one of the richest.

7.Jagannath Temple, Puri

Featuring next on the list of highest earning temples in India is the ancient Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha. The temple is famous all over the world for its Jagannath Rath yatra, which pulls in devotees from all corners of the world. Currently, the property owned by the temple trust is worth more than a thousand crore rupees.

6.Golden Temple, Amritsar

Golden Temple in Amritsar is the biggest Sikh pilgrimage in the world and thousands of devotees from all religions al around the world visit this magnificent place every year. Not only the gurudwara is embellished with huge quantity of gold, but it also gets generous donations worth millions from all parts of the world.

5.Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai

Next on this list is the famous Siddhivinayak temple of Mumbai, which owns gold and cash deposits worth crore. The temple is frequented by celebrities from Bollywood, in addition to thousands of tourists and locals on a daily basis.

4.Shirdi Saibaba Temple, Shirdi

Featuring next on the list of top 10 highest earning temples in India is the Shirdi Saibaba Temple, which draws millions of devotees every year. The temple is managed by Shirdi Sai Sansthan Trust, which has declared assets worth crores, in addition to getting nearly Rs 350 crore as annual donations.

3. Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra

Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra, Jammu, which is a cave shrine dedicated to Mata Vaishno Devi, makes an amazing collection of Rs 500 crore in donation every year. Revered as a Shakti Peetha in Hindu religion, the temple gets nearly 80 lakh devotees annually.

2. Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala

Tirupati Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh is the next name among the richest temples in the country. The temple gets huge donations in cash and gold from an estimated 60000 devotees every day. Reportedly, the temple has treasures amounting Rs 650 crore at present.

1. Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram is considered the highest earning temple not only in India, but all over the world. Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams. The recent discovery of treasures of gold and diamonds here, worth nearly one lakh crore rupees, has made this temple top this list.

All these temples have acquired global fame on account of their wealth and treasures. They are also earning more and more every year, thanks to the generous donations by the pilgrims.

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