The famous Meenakshi temple belonging to Madurai has turned many heads now with sensational money collections through hundials alone in the last 15 years.
It was brought to light by the Rights to Information Act that the hundial collections alone at this temple was Rs 100 crores. Not only this famous temple is a spiritual symbol of Madurai city but also an ancient pride.
It is known that every day people from other districts, other states and also from various other countries come here to have darshan. It is true that this famous temple contributes towards the development of the Madurai city.
The Coronavirus pandemic has turned lives upside down is well known to us. In the last 2 years, there were restrictions on the number of visitors to this famous temple at Madurai. Now the Coronavirus pandemic is under control and the restrictions have been relaxed. As a result, many people have started visiting this temple once again. At more than 10 locations inside the temple, hundials have been kept to receive the money from the devotees.
It is noteworthy that from 2008 till November 2022 an amount of Rs 100,2060913 crores has been collected from the hundial alone in this temple.