Top 10 Richest Temples in India

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Temple in India is the place of worship, believe, devotion and faith of devotees about the existence of God. In every state of India, there are different temples. The structure of every temple is different than others.

It attracts the mind of devotees due to its architecture and history. There are different story about different temples.

List of top 10 richest temples in India  is given below

• Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
• Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi
• Golden Temple, Amritsar
• Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
• Somnath Temple, Gujarat
• Jagannath Temple, Puri
• Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu
• Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

Let’s know about these top 10 richest temples in India one by one.

1. Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple

• Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple is situated in the Chittor district of the Andhra Pradesh.
• This temple name is on the name of Lord Venkateswara (Vishnu).
• This temple is one of the most visited temples in India.
• The temple is located in the hill town of Tirumala seven hills at Tirupati.
• It is governed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. The annual donation of Tirupati temple is 650 crore.

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2. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple , Kerala

• Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple is located in the Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala state in India. This Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
• The architecture of this temple is in the Dravidian form. In this Temple, there is entry rule for devotees to follow the dress code.
• This Temple is the richest temple in India. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple is governed by Travancore Royal Family.
• The wealth of Padmanabhaswany Temple is around 20 billion dollars.

3. Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai

• Siddhivinayak  is the name of Lord Ganesh. Shree Siddhivinayak Temple is located in District Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• This temple is built on 19 November, 1801 by Laxman Vithu and Deubai.
• It is governed by Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple Trust board members.
• This temple trust is registered under Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950.
• The annual donation of this temple is between from 48 crore to 125 crore.

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4. Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi

• Shirdi is known by the name of Sai Baba.
• Shirdi Sai Baba Temple is located in District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. At the time of British rule, it was known as Bombay Presidency.
• The birth of Sai Baba was around 1838 and he died on 15 October, 1918.
• It is not clear that he was Hindu or Muslim but the teachings of Sai motivate everyone to trust in God and to perform one’s duty.
• Sai Baba was opposed to religious orthodox.
• He always told everyone “Sabka Malik Ek”.
• The annual donation of Sai Baba Temple is around 360 crore and the donation includes Gold and silver also.

5. Golden Temple, Amritsar

• Generally when we talk about Amritsar than the name of Golden Temple came first.
• Golden Temple is known by different names as Harmandir Sahib, Darbar Sahib or Suvaran Mandir.
• Golden Temple is located in Amritsar, Punjab. It is an open place of worship for all religion people but spiritually related to Sikhism.
• Along with Golden Temple there are many buildings as clock tower, a museum and langur (vegetarian meal provided by Sikh community free of cost).
• The canopy of Temple is made of Gold, where holy book Guru Granth Sahib is placed, studded with precious stones and diamonds.
• Golden Temple run by Gurdwara Committee, around 1 lakh visitors visit per day for worship. UNESCO nominated Gurdwara in World Heritage Site.

6. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

• Meenakshi is the name of Goddess Parvati. Meenakshi Temple is located in District Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
• This Temple is built by Pandayan (1190 CE to 1205 CE) Emperor Sadayavarman Kulasekaran .
• Meenakshi Temple is governed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department.
• This Temple is historic temple in India. The annual donation of Meenakshi Temple is around 6 crore. In this Temple around 30,000 devotees visit per day.

7. Somnath Temple, Gujarat

• Somnath Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
• The meaning of Som is Moon.
• It is believe that it is first among twelve Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. Somnath Temple is located in District Gir Somnath, Gujarat.
• It is an ancient temple and ruined many times at the times of different rulers and reconstructed during 1950-1951 under the orders of Vallabh bhai Patel, the first Home Minister of India.
• Annually donation of Somnath Temple is around 33 crore.

8. Jagannath Temple, Puri

• Jahannath Temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna. Jagannath Temple is located in District Puri, Odisha.
• Ratha Yatra, Chandan Yatra and Snan Yatra of Jagannath Temple is famous in all over India.
• Temple is governed by Shree Jagannath Temple Managing committee, Puri. Temple is passed under the “The Puri Shri Jagannath Temple Administration Act, 1952”.
• The annual donation of this Temple is in crores but still the exact value did not find out. Gold and silver is in 130 kilogram and 220 kilogram respectively.

 9. Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu

• Mata Vaishno Devi Temple is the most visited Temple in India and worldwide.
• It is said that Mata  Vaishno Devi is a form of Goddess Lakshmi, Saraswati and Kaali.
• This Temple is located in District Katra Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir on Trikuta Hills. Around millions of Devotees came here annually.
• On the occasion of Diwali and Navratri people mostly visit here. The annual donation of Mata Vaishno Devi Temple is 500 crores.
• Vaishno Devi Temple is governed by (SMVDSB) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.
• This SMVDSB Board was established under Jammu and Kashmir Government Act, 1988.

10. Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi

• Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi  is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This Temple is one among twelve Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva.
• In Hindu religion, devotees mostly visit here. Kashi Vishwanath Temple is located in District Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
• In the ancient time, Varanasi is also called Kashi. So the temple is called Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
• At the times of Muslim rulers, it is ruined many times. After 1983, This temple is governed by Uttar Pradesh Government.
• At present the Temple has three domes in which two domes are gold plated. The donation of Kashi Vishwanath Temple is 4-5 crores annually.

Conclusion and Summary

Today in this post we have provided the information about top 10 richest temples in India. I hope this post will be knowledgeable for readers.

Note – The information provided in this post is  just for knowledge purpose and is based on Internet Research , still we don’t  confirm about this list.