We all know India is a diverse and religious country. With thousands and thousands of devotees and religious believers. This has given rise to a lot of temples across the country. Some of these temples are magnificent in architecture and some have a lot of importance, some of them are important and some simply are termed as most revered temples of India. Whatever be the case, the devotees have a strong and unperturbed belief in the lord. Some have seen the magic happening and some have only heard about it.
And multiple temples across the country have been reckoned as the places where miracles have happened, opening the eyes of devotees to the impossible being possible. However, on the other hand, to show their respect and gratitude towards the temple and lord; devotees have constantly contributed and donated large amounts. Which was either used in the renovation of the temple or for other temple-related expenses.
Not just lakhs of money but there have been devotees who offer sacks of diamonds, gold, and many other relics to the temple.
List of rich temples in India that have been earning crores and crores for years now!
1. Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala
When it comes to the richest temples of the country, Padmanabhaswamy Temple stands way ahead of every other temple. The net worth of the temple and the artifacts, jewels, gems, idols, and other things of the temple will be still more than the amount of many other temples. You might have already heard about the hidden chambers of the temple and that only one of them has been opened once.
It is stated that approximately 1500 crores INR. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and the golden idol of the lord alone is worth more than 500 crores. The figures keep changing because the actual digits are still unknown.
| Location | West Nada, Fort, East Fort, Pazhavangadi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Total Worth | 15000 crores INR (approximately) |
| Temple Timings | 3:15 am to 12:00 pm (Monday to Sunday)
5:00 pm to 7:20 pm |
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2. Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh
One of the most revered, beautiful, and historic temples of India- Tirumala Tirupati Temple of Andhra Pradesh is also one of the richest in the country. Millions of devotees visit here every year and the temple that’s dedicated to Lord Vishnu is built on sacred grounds. If it was not for the treasure vault of Padmanabhaswamy Temple, this was the richest of all temples in the country.
There is approximately 1000 kgs of gold in the temple’s idol and the estimation of earnings done from Prasadam is millions- that too every year. To top it all, several devotees offer hefty donations to the temple each year.
| Location | S Mada St, Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
| Total Worth | 650 Crores INR (approximately) |
| Temple Timings | 2:30 am to 11:59 pm (Monday to Sunday) |
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3. Golden Temple, Amritsar
Talking about the rich temples of India, you cannot forget or skip the magnificent and revered Golden Temple. It is one of the most important temples or Gurudwaras of India and one of the most beautiful pilgrim structures of the country. The architecture of the temple reflects the melange of Indo-Islamic and Indo-European style making it look as beautiful as it can be.
Apart from all the gold, donations, and offerings made by the devotees, the temple’s structure is also made of gold. Apart from that, the altar on which the holy book of Guru Granth Sahib is kept has also been studded with rare jewels and diamonds.
| Location | Golden Temple Rd, Atta Mandi, Katra Ahluwalia, Amritsar, Punjab |
| Total Worth | 500 crores INR (approximately) |
| Temple Timings | 04:00 AM to 11:00 PM |
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4. Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu, and Kashmir
Maa Vaishno Devi Temple which is located in Katra is a cave temple dedicated to the goddess Vaishno who was an incarnation of Goddess Durga, Sati, or Parvati. The temple is huge and elegant. The view of the valley from the temple and the trekking path is also beautiful. The temple is visited by a lot of people throughout the year and most of them offer many things to the priests.
The number of donors visiting here has also been a lot right from the very beginning. The temple gets not just money but many different other donations too. The amount of donation keeps differing every year but we have mentioned a lump-sum number for your reference. Be it the donation or the strength of trust of all the devotees in the temple- both of them are very high.
| Location | Katra, Jammu, and Kashmir |
| Total Worth | 500 crores INR (approximately) |
| Temple Timings | 24 hours (Monday to Sunday) |
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Conclusion
Did you have an idea as to how rich these temples in India were. We know, India has a huge community of people who have strong and unshaken faith in lord. They donate a lot and ensure that the lord remains happy with them. But these figures that we have discovered over multiple websites and portals have taken us with surprise.
We believe you might have got this all information for the first time. If not for all, at least for some of those. We would appreciate it if you take the comment section and shower in the names of temples that we should and could have mentioned here but missed.
