1.Padmanabha Swamy Temple , Kerala
As of late fortunes worth $20bn were found in Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Six vaults heaped with gold and gems have been found in the sanctuary that had a place with
Travancore sovereignty. There were sacks of precious stones and huge amounts of gold coins and gems that were lying untouched for a long time. This makes the sanctuary the wealthiest in India. Here's a rundown of the main five wealthiest sanctuaries in India.
2. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
The Tirupati temple at Andhra Pradesh is presently the second wealthiest sanctuary in India. It gets visits from more than 60,000 enthusiasts consistently. The sanctuary gets up to Rs 650 crore in gifts consistently. The gold on the god itself is 1000 kg!. TTD provides various services for pilgrims to Tirumala and Tirupati including bus services, food and accommodation for pilgrims. It maintains the queue management system, facilitates head tonsure and distribution of Laddu. It runs information and ticketing centers in the major towns and cities across the country. It maintains various marriage halls, degree colleges, junior colleges and high schools.
3. Shirdi Sai Temple
Sanctum to Saibaba, the Shirdi temple is the third wealthiest in the country. It sees a huge number of fans from distinctive religions and ranks regular. The temple has gold and silver adornments worth more or less Rs 32 crore and silver coins worth more than Rs 6 lakh. The sanctuary gets gifts worth Rs 350 crore consistently.
4. Shree Siddhivinayak, Mumbai
Siddhivinayak, Mumbai: This is one sanctuary frequented by ordinary people and superstars alike including the Bachchans, Shilpa Shetty and Deepika Padukone. The pay of this sanctuary including gifts goes upto Rs 48 crore consistently. The arch over Ganesha is covered in 3.7 kilos of gold that was given by a Kolkata-based representative.
5. Mata Vaishno Devi
Mata Vaishno Devi is not only one of the oldest, but richest temples of India. Millions of devotees visit this shrine to take the blessings of Mata Vaishno Devi. An estimate income of Rs 500 crore is collected every year.
6. The Golden Temple
Harmandir Sahib or the Golden temple, Punjab: The holiest sanctum in the Sikh religion has its dividers enriched with wooden boards and extensive gold and silver work. The palanquin that bears the Adi Granth is situated with valuable stones and has a brilliant covering upheld by silver shafts. This blessed spot gets upwards of 40,000 guests a day.
7. Somnath temple
Somnath temple, Gujarat is situated in Prabhas Patan close Veraval in Saurashtra on the western shoreline of Gujarat, India, is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga places of worship of Shiva. It is a critical journey and vacationer spot for pioneers and travelers. The sanctuary is viewed as hallowed because of the different legends joined with it. Somnath signifies "Ruler of the Soma", a sobriquet of Shiva.Even after being destructed many times, the Jyotirlinga is one of the places of spiritual pilgrimage of India.
8. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Meenakshi Temple, Madurai: The temple shapes the heart and life saver of the 2,500 year old city of Madurai and is a noteworthy image for the Tamil individuals, said since relic in Tamil writing however the present structure was assembled somewhere around 1623 and 1655 CE. It houses 14 gopurams, running from 45–50m in tallness. The tallest is the southern tower, 51.9 meters (170 ft)
high, and two brilliant formed vimanas, the hallowed places over the garbhagrihas (sanctums) of the principle gods. The sanctuary draws in 15,000 guests a day, around 25,000 on Fridays, and gets a
yearly income of sixty million₹. There are an expected 33,000 figures in the temple.It was on the rundown of main 30 chosen people for the "New Seven Wonders of the World"
9. Jagannath temple, Puri
The Jagannath Temple of Puri is an acclaimed, hallowed Hindu sanctuary committed to Jagannath and situated on the eastern shore of India, at Puri in the condition of Odisha.The sanctuary was implicit the twelfth century on its remnants by the begetter of the Eastern Ganga tradition, King
Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva.The sanctuary is popular for its yearly Rath Yatra, or chariot celebration, in which the three fundamental sanctuary divinities are pulled on gigantic and extravagantly enriched sanctuary autos. Since medieval times, it is likewise connected with extraordinary religious intensity.
10. Kashi Vishwanath temple, Varanasi
Kashi Vishvanath Temple is a standout amongst the most popular Hindu sanctuaries and is committed to Lord Shiva. It is situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, the holiest existing spot of Hindus. The Temple has been alluded to in Hindu Scriptures for quite a while and as a focal piece of love in the Shaiva theory. It has been demolished and re-developed various times in the history. The last structure was obliterated by Aurangzeb, who developed the Gyanvapi Mosque on its site. The present structure was based on a neighboring site by the Maratha ruler, Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore in 1780
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