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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Top 10 Lord Shiva Temples in India

India is predominantly a Hindu country, with a very large number of Hindus. Lord Shiva is revered as one of the major deities in this religion, which is the reason why the country has thousands of temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. Some of these temples are revered as the biggest pilgrimages of Hindu religion.

Here is a list of top 10 Lord Shiva temples in India:

10.Baijnath Temple

Baijnath Temple, also known as Vaidyanath Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva as the "Lord of Physicians", is located in a town called Baijnath in Himachal Pradesh. The temple dates back to 1204 AD and is the venue for a five day state level Maha Shivratri Festival every year.

9.Murudeshwar Temple

Next among the top 10 Lord Shiva temples in India is the Murudeshwar Temple, which lies on Kanduka Hill, in the middle of Arabian Sea. The temple is famous for the spectacular statue of Lord Shiva, which is located in its vicinity. The temple is built at the site, where a piece of atma lingam of Lord Shiva, which was broken by Ravana, fell on the ground.

8.Omkareshwar Temple

Omkareshwar Temple is another holy temple of Lord Shiva, which lies on an island shaped like "Om", near the city of Indore in Madhya Pradesh. The temple, which is a jyotirlinga, is built on the banks of River Narmada, at the place where Lord Shiva appeared to provide strength to Devas to fight against the Demons.

7.Ramanathaswamy Temple

Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu is one of the Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, which is believed to have been built by Lord Rama. According to legend, this is the place where a lingam was built by Sita for Lord Rama to worship, to seek penance for the sin of killing Ravana. The pilgrims have to take a dip in 22 kundas before worshipping in the sanctum of the temple.

6.Lingaraj Temple

Next on the list of top 10 Lord Shiva temples is the Lingaraj Temple, which is located in the city of Bhubaneswar. The magnificent temple is nearly 2000 years old and does not allow non-Hindus to enter it. it is one of the most important pilgrimages for the devout believers of lord Shiva.

5.Kedarnath Temple

Kedarnath is the holy pilgrimage in Uttarakhand, where the Kedarnath Temple is located. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, built on the spot where Lord Shiva appeared to give darshan to the Pandavas, who were performing penance to seek forgiveness for killing their kin in the battle of Mahabharata.

4.Kashi Vishwanath Temple

The next name on the list of most famous Lord Shiva temples in the country is that of Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The temple is another one among the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. The temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb, who built a mosque on this spot. It was, however, rebuilt in 1780 by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar.

3.Somnath Temple

Somnath Temple in Gujarat, which is one of the oldest temples in the country, features next among the top 10 Lord Shiva temples in India. The ancient temple was plundered several times by Muslims but renovated time and again by Hindu rulers, till it was reconstructed in its present form by the noted leader, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It is believed that the temple was built by Moon God in dedication to Lord Shiva.

2.Kailash Mansarovar Temple

Mount Kailash is considered as the abode of Lord Shiva, which makes it the holiest pilgrimage of Lord Shiva. It lies on the Indo-Chinese border and is characterized by difficult terrain and rough weather, but nothing dissuades the devotees from the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.

1.Amarnath Temple

Amaranth Temple is a famous cave temple located amidst the glaciers of Himalaya in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Amaranth Yatra is considered as one of the holiest and most difficult pilgrimages in the Hindu religion, which is carried out only in summer months. The cave temple houses a natural lingam of Lord Shiva, which is made of ice.
Shankracharya Temple, Thanjavur Temple,Meenakshi Temple, Badami Cave Temples and Lepakshi Temple are some other major Lord Shiva temples in the country. All these temples attract thousands of pilgrims from the world over every year.

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