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- The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration has disclosed that the Puri temple holds about ₹1,911.80 crore in bank deposits, including ₹1,811.10 crore in fixed deposits and ₹100.71 crore in savings, current and flexi accounts as of August 31.
- The temple also owns 60,821 acres of land across the country, with most of it in 24 districts of Odisha, and keeps gold, diamond and other valuables in its Ratna Bhandar.
- The administration said its income comes from donations, quarries and mines, interest, land transactions and government grants, and that it has launched a digital donation platform called Samarpan.
- The disclosure comes as the Ratna Bhandar inventory is being carried out after 48 years, with past theft incidents reported at the temple.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the Ratna Bhandar inventory being conducted after 48 years
- Growth of donations through the Samarpan digital platform
- Steps taken by the administration to prevent further theft incidents
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“Some specific part of the income is kept in fixed deposits as Corpus Fund and another part is kept in fixed deposits as Foundation Fund. The remaining income is kept in the temple fund”
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…₹1,911.80 crore. The SJTA said its income is mainly derived from devotees' donations, earnings from temple-owned quarries and mines, interest on fixed deposits, sale and acquisition of land, and government grants. " Some specific part of the income is kept in fixed deposits as Corpus Fund and another part is kept in fixed deposits as Foundation Fund. The remaining income is kept in the temple fund ," SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said in the statement on Wednesday. The temple's daily expenses are met from the temple fund, while the remaining amount is kept in fixed deposits, he said, adding that the…
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