This newest assortment marks the biggest recorded donations for the temple.
A gold biscuit weighing 1 kg, money exceeding Rs 23 crore, a silver pistol and even silver handcuffs – the Sanwaliya Seth Temple in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh witnessed an unprecedented outpouring of donations.
The famed Temple, devoted to Lord Krishna, has revealed a jaw-dropping assortment of choices throughout its current treasury rely. The tally to date consists of Rs 23 crore in money, with one notable spotlight being a gold biscuit weighing 1 kg. Devotees have additionally donated smaller gold biscuits, silver artefacts, and distinctive gadgets like a silver pistol, a pure silver lock and key and flutes.
This newest assortment marks the biggest recorded donations for the temple.
The temple treasury, opened after a two-month interval, is being counted in a number of phases because of the sheer quantity of donations.
In the primary part, Rs 11.34 crore was counted. The second part tallied Rs 3.60 crore. The third part added Rs 4.27 crore to the entire. As of now, the rely stands at Rs 19.22 crore in money, with additional phases anticipated to wrap up within the coming days. The weighing and valuation of gold and silver gadgets, collected from the donation packing containers, on-line contributions, and reward rooms, stay ongoing.
The counting course of carried out on the Amavasya (new moon) of each month, is anticipated to span 6-7 phases this time.
Located on the Chittorgarh-Udaipur freeway, about 40 kilometres from Chittorgarh, the Sanwaliya Seth Temple is a key shrine for Vaishnav devotees. The temple’s origins hint again to 1840 when a milkman, Bholaram Gurjar, reportedly had a divine dream revealing the situation of three buried idols of Lord Krishna in a village. Excavations unearthed three idols that have been subsequently put in at Mandaphiya, Bhadsoda, and Chapar.The Mandaphiya Temple is now the centrepiece of this triad, generally known as Shri Sanwaliya Dham.
Over the years, the temple has grown to turn out to be one of the vital revered pilgrimage websites, second solely to Nathdwara amongst Vaishnav followers. According to native beliefs, the famed Hindu poet and mystic Meerabai additionally prayed at this temple.