Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, Andra Pradesh
Tirupati temple is the most sacred and second richest temple of India. It is situated in Andra Pradesh and is the major pilgrimage destination of South India also known as 'Tirupati Balaji Temple.' Lord Balaji is worshipped in this temple, popular bollywood actor Amitabh Bachhan is a devotee of the diety and has reportedly donated around Rs 51 lakh to this temple.
Interesting Facts:
Tirupati's Venkateswara deity is clad with about 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 and
The temple gets up to Rs 650 crore in donations every year.
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3: What is the problem if religious "Hindu"people as per their own wish and faith donated these all wealth to God and its servants?" Hindus"never taunt or criticise other religions double standards.So,ultimately people of other religions have no right whatsoever to criticise "Hindu"Gods,Religion,Temples,Followers.Just mind your own businesses.No personal grunts intended please.
4: dude india is have 40% of the hungary people of developing nations...dont u think instead of making temples rich one should feed a hungry person ....
and yes once everyone in india start sleeping full stomach then we can boast temple money...
ishaan arya replied to: Hindu Rajput post - 09 Jul, 2016
5: I agree with your views. Sai Baba was not a god but a devotee and has lived a normal life. Now people are devoting millions in his name. All these money can be used by India govt for the prosperity of the nation and the peoples.
Mayank Rawat replied to: ishaan arya post - 02 Sep, 2016
9: Your spelling mistakes, grammar and using the derogatory word 'idol' instead of holy images or statues is appalling. Editor, do you read what you send out? Or simply do careless cut and paste job? So Indians are 'fanatic' as you call out says?