Tirumala Temple Collects Rs 1,018 Cr In 2016

Tirupati: The famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala netted Rs 1,018 crore of cash offerings in its 'hundi' during 2016.

In 2016, about 2.6 crore devotees from across the world thronged the hill shrine and cash offerings made in the hundi amounted to Rs 1,018 crore, said D Sambasiva Rao, Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Besides, gold and other precious metal offerings were also made in the hundi, he added.

Besides, gold and other precious metal offerings were also made in the hundi

About 10 crore pieces of the famous 'laddu prasad' were prepared at the shrine for distribution among the devotees, Rao said.

He said around 67.12 lakh devotees purchased the online Rs 300 special entry darshan tickets in 2016 and this added another Rs 201 crore to the temple's kitty.