Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Second Richest in India

January 10, 2009

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, second richest in country

KOPARGAON: The famous Shirdi Sai Baba shrine in Maharashtra has become the second richest in the country in terms of income after the Balaji temple in Tirupati, trustees said on Friday. The temple has collected Rs 81 crore in cash, 920 kgs of gold and 440 kgs of silver in the form of donations during 2008, creating a record, Ashok Khambekar, a trustee of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, said. The temple also collected a record amount of more than Rs 4 crores in its cash donation box between December 29, 2008 and January 6, 2009, Khambekar said. During 2007, about 104 kgs of gold, 235 kgs of silver and Rs 60 crore in cash was received by the temple through donations, he said. The trust, which was formed in 1992, has an annual budget of Rs 200 crore which is used for development works such as con struction of hospitals, new buildings and roads in and around Shirdi, Khambekar said adding a super speciality hospital and a 'prasadalaya' (dining hall) had already been constructed. – PTI

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