India / Tirupati temple collects ₹1cr in one day for 1st time since reopening

NDTV : Sep 07, 2020, 04:36 PM
Tirumala: For the first time after lockdown was lifted, Tirumala Lord Balaji temple received hundi income of ₹ 1.02 crores in a day on Saturday, said Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).

The devotees in Tirumala were earlier restricted from visiting the temple amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, the temple has reopened for the pilgrims on June 11.

After reopening, the hundi income crossed ₹ 1 crore for the first time in one day. As many as 13,486 devotees visited the temple on Saturday and their offerings were counted on Sunday, TTD stated in a release on Sunday. 

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