Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Karnataka Farmer Pays Record ₹8 Lakh for Sacred Coconut
A temple in Karnataka holds a special coconut auction every year.
The coconut stays at the shrine during the holy month of Shravana.
Priests and devotees perform prayers and rituals during that time.
People believe the coconut carries Lord Malingaraya’s blessings.
They also believe it can bring health, prosperity and good luck.
This year, sugarcane farmer Lakshmana Siddappa Kurani offered the highest bid.
He paid ₹8,00,001 for the coconut.
His payment became the highest auction price recorded at the shrine.
Lakshmana Siddappa Kurani won Chikkalaki’s sacred coconut auction with a bid of ₹8,00,001.
The auction took place at Malingaraya Gadduge in Chikkalaki village, Jamkhandi taluk.
The coconut was kept on the shrine throughout Shravana, with rituals and prayers performed around it.
Kurani defeated Mahavira Harake and Sadashiva Emmennavar in a three-way bidding contest.
The winning bid surpassed the previous records of ₹6,50,001 in 2019 and ₹5,70,000 in 2025.
- Who
- Lakshmana Siddappa Kurani, a sugarcane farmer from Sanala village, won the auction.
- What
- He bought a sanctified coconut for ₹8,00,001, setting a new auction record.
- When
- During the 2025 Malingaraya Jatra, held after the month of Shravana.
- Where
- At Malingaraya Gadduge in Chikkalaki village, Jamkhandi taluk, Karnataka.
- Why
- Devotees believe the coconut carries Lord Malingaraya’s blessings and brings health, prosperity and good fortune.
- Winning bidder
- Lakshmana Siddappa Kurani
- Winning bid
- ₹8,00,001
- Auction item
- A coconut sanctified during Shravana
- Location
- Malingaraya Gadduge, Chikkalaki village
- Festival
- Malingaraya Jatra
- Previous 2019 record
- ₹6,50,001
- Previous 2025 bid
- ₹5,70,000