Money collected in 6 donation boxes of Mahalakshmi Mandir deposited in bank

We are thinking of opening donation boxes every day ! – District Collector Amit Saini

Adverse effects of Govt. taking over management of temples ! The Govt. should declare how much money has been deposited in banks by even mosques and churches ! – Editor, Dainik Sanatan Prabhat

Kolhapur : Money collected in 17 donation boxes of Shri Mahalakshmi Mandir is being counted and Rs. 35, 33,000/- counted so far from 6 donation boxes opened in last 2 days has been deposited in the bank. District Collector and President of ‘Pashchim Maharashtra Devesthan Vyvasthapan Samiti (PMDVS)’, Dr. Amit Saini said that henceforth, the donation boxes are likely to be opened every day. (In Hindu Rashtra, money donated by devotees will be utilized only for Dharmakarya ! – Editor, Dainik Sanatan Prabhat) 

1. There were coins, and more of notes in denominations of Rs. 10, 20, 50 and 100. Notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denominations were comparatively less. There were 10 new notes of Rs. 2000/- so also notes of Singapore and Nepal currency found in the donation boxes.

2. Out of 17 donation boxes, counting of money from 10 donation boxes has not been completed. Opening of donation boxes, which are under PMDVS, has been started from 15th November.

3. In the donation box at Bahireshwar Devasthan, an amount of Rs. 3, 300/- was found. At Haripur Devasthan in Sangli district, an amount of Rs. 28,000/- was found whereas at Shri Kshetra Jyotiba Mandir, an amount of Rs. 1, 85,000/- was found in donation box. From 5 donation boxes out of 17 at Shri Mahalakshmi Mandir, Rs. 8, 53,000/- have been collected.

4. A big donation box near treasure- chest and a ‘hundi’ was opened; cash was brought to ‘Garud Mandap’ and counted in the presence of chiefs of the trust.

5. Counting was going on for the whole day with 25 employees. Rs. 25 lakhs was collected in the big donation box and Rs. 1, 70,000 in ‘Hundi’. All the amounts were deposited in the bank.

6. It is likely to take still 5-6 days to count money from other donation boxes. Donation boxes from other Devasthans will also be opened.

7. During Navaratri festival, Rs. 57 lakhs were collected in donation box at Shri Mahalakshmi Mandir. Other than this, even silver and gold ornaments have been received by way of donations.

Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat