Bhubaneswar: The Majhighariani Temple temple in Rayagada received a donation of around one crore rupees from its hundi (donation box).
According to sources, when the donation box also known as hundi of Rayagada’s presiding deity Maa Majhighariani was opened on Wednesday after a gap of around four months, a total of Rs 99.15,422 cash, 53 grams of gold and silver weighing 2 kg were recovered from the temple’s donation box.
Besides, foreign currencies including 20 pounds from England, 10 pounds, 20 dollars from America, 20 dollars from Canada, and 100 Thai currencies were found in the hundi box.
The counting process began at 9 am on Wednesday under the tight security of local police personnel and continued till 9.30 pm. Around 200 volunteers were deployed for this purpose. The local tehsildar, endowment department officials, temple trust board members, and other prominent personalities were present during the counting.
It is learnt that the donation amount has been deposited in the main branch of Union Bank. The interest earned from this amount is used for the development of the temple surroundings and convenience of the devotees visiting the temple,” said Raisingh Bidika, the chairman of the temple management committee’s trust.
The hundi was last opened on March 18, and at that time, a donation of Rs 89, 72, 225, 62 grams of gold, and 2.3 kg of silver ornaments were found. Besides, 65 foreign currencies were also found.
