Srimandir received donations over Rs 100 crore in 3 years: Odisha’s Law Minister 

Devotees donated over Rs 100 crore to Puri Srimandir over the past three years. This revelation came when Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan presented a detailed report on the donation Srimandir received in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Saturday. 

In a written statement, Harichandan outlined that from 2021 to 2024, the temple received donations amounting to Rs 113, 02, 55, 889 from diverse sources.

From the ‘hundis’ (donation boxes) alone, the temple received Rs 8,23,13,127 in the year 2021-22. Similarly, the 12th century shrine received donations of Rs 15,46,17,152 in 2022-23 and Rs 16,92,36,974 in 2023-24. 

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Apart from the hundis, the temple also receives donations in the form of bank deposits. 

While the temple received Rs 6,83,31,961 through bank accounts in 2021-22, the amount increased to Rs 30,72,27,216 in 2022-23. It was Rs 22,24,39,918 in 2023-24. 

The shrine also receives donations from sources other than the ones mentioned above. The amounts of donations from other sources stood at Rs 2,25,31,497 in 2021-22, Rs 4,62,00,343 in 2022-23 and Rs 5,73,57,701 in 2023-24.