Hyderabad: The worlds richest Hindu temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is sitting on pure gold reserves of over 9,000 kg, officials said. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the famous Sri Venkateswara Temple, has 7,235 kg of yellow metal deposited with two nationalized banks under different gold deposit schemes. TTD has […]
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Temple Gold: Tirupati temple has 9,259 kg gold
Tirupati: The Sri Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala here owns 9,259 kg of gold deposited with various banks and in its treasury, a senior temple official said on Monday. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of the country’s richest temple, has 5,387 kg of gold with the State Bank of India and 1,938 kg […]
Two Indian Americans donate Rs 13.5 cr to Tirupati temple
Tirupati : Two Indian Americans donated Rs 13.5 crore to the Lord Venkateswara temple here on Saturday. Ika Ravi and Guthikonda Srinivas, who hail from Andhra Pradesh, donated the money to the temple ‘Hundi’ and various trusts run by temple authorities. Ravi, Founder CEO of Rx Advance, a pharmaceutical company based in Boston, donated Rs […]