Revenue collection at Sabarimala temple crosses `104 cr in 28 days

Sabarimala: Twenty eight days into the annual two-month long pilgrimage season, revenue collection at Sabarimala crossed Rs 104 crore on Sunday as against Rs 64 crore in the same period last year, the Travancore Devaswom Board said.

The TDB, which manages the hill shrine, said the temple earned Rs 104.72 crore revenue after it opened for the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage on November 17.

"As of today, the total revenue since the temple opened on November 17 is Rs 104.72 crore. Last year on the same day it was Rs 64.16 crore.

We have to count coins worth Rs five crore. We will calculate the value by weighing the coins with the permission of the court," TDB president N Vasu told reporters here.

The revenue earned was through donations for organising Annadanam (free food for pilgrims), sale of

prasadam including 'appam' and 'aravana' and cash and coins received as donations to the deity, he said.