Hyderabad:
No sign of any economic slowdown at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh. The world-famous shrine of Lord Venkateshwara saw 'hundi' donations of 5.73 crores on Sunday -a new record.
So far this year, daily collections have averaged between 1.6 and 2 crores.
Before this, the highest collection was received on January 1 when the donations from devotees added up to a little over four crores.
On an average day, the temple sees about 70,000 pilgrims. On auspicious occasions, more than one lakh visitors are recorded.
Yearly, the temple gets about 650-700 cr from hundi collections. Till about 2009, this used to be about 350 cr from hundi collections.
Daily average pilgrim rush: 60-70,000 people, crosses a 1 lakh and more on auspicious days.
It is not uncommon for businessmen who are followers of Lord Balaji to declare him a formal partner in their ventures. They then give the temple a share of profits at the end of the year. So, given that the financial year has just ended, donations could be surging because of this practice.
So far this year, daily collections have averaged between 1.6 and 2 crores.
Before this, the highest collection was received on January 1 when the donations from devotees added up to a little over four crores.
On an average day, the temple sees about 70,000 pilgrims. On auspicious occasions, more than one lakh visitors are recorded.
Yearly, the temple gets about 650-700 cr from hundi collections. Till about 2009, this used to be about 350 cr from hundi collections.
Daily average pilgrim rush: 60-70,000 people, crosses a 1 lakh and more on auspicious days.
It is not uncommon for businessmen who are followers of Lord Balaji to declare him a formal partner in their ventures. They then give the temple a share of profits at the end of the year. So, given that the financial year has just ended, donations could be surging because of this practice.
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