Kerala's Sabarimala Temple Collections Cross Rs 200 Crore In 5 Weeks
NDTV
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the apex temple body which manages the Lord Ayyappa shrine, today said that the temple has received Rs 204.30 crore as revenue in the last 39 days till December 25.
The revenue collection at Sabarimala crossed Rs 200 crore today as the first leg of the two-month-long annual pilgrimage season is set for culmination with the auspicious Mandala Pooja on December 27.
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), the apex temple body which manages the Lord Ayyappa shrine, today said that the temple has received Rs 204.30 crore as revenue in the last 39 days till December 25.
Addressing a press conference here, TDB president P S Prashanth said the revenue amount would increase after coins offered by pilgrims as "kanikka" were counted. Of the total revenue of Rs 204.30 crore, Rs 63.89 crore was offered as "kanikka" by devotees and Rs 96.32 crore was garnered through the sale of "aravana" (sweet offering), he said.
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