A 57-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh has donated a gold crown worth Rs 36.98 lakh and a silver plate worth Rs 33,000 to the famous Saibaba Temple in Shirdi town of Maharashtra, an official from the trust managing the shrine said on Friday.
Satish Prabhakar Annam donated a gold crown weighing 770 gm and a 620 gm silver plate on the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday, said Bhagyashri Banayat, the chief executive officer of the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust.
Mr Annam is a former legislator and a resident of Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh, it was stated.
Last month, an 80-year-old doctor from Hyderabad donated a gold crown worth Rs 33 lakh to the temple trust.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
4 Charged For 2019 Theft Of Gold Toilet Worth Rs 50 Crore In UK PM Modi Performs Puja At Shirdi Saibaba Temple During Maharashtra Visit Watch: PM Modi Offers Prayers At Saibaba Samadhi Temple In Maharashtra's Shirdi AAP's Atishi To Be Delhi's New Chief Minister, Chosen By Arvind Kejriwal AAP Asks Its Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal To Quit Over Atishi Remarks "Your Duty...": Chief Justice On Bengal's 'No Night Shift For Women' Note "I Am A Rapist": Frenchman In Mass Rape Trial I Also Want To Be Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar Breaks His Silence Cardi B Is Working Out 10 Days Post Birth: Postpartum Advice From Experts Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.