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Khajrana Ganesh Temple Donation Count Underway, ₹72 Lakh Collected
There is a very famous temple in Indore called the Khajrana Ganesh Temple.
Many people visit it every day to pray.
Visitors put money into special donation boxes at the temple.
Once in a while, the temple opens these boxes and counts all the money.
Right now, the temple is doing that big counting job.
So far, they have opened 17 boxes and found ₹72 lakh inside.
That is a huge amount of money.
The temple has 40 boxes in total, so the counting will take a few more days.
To keep the money safe, the counting is watched by CCTV cameras and filmed by a videographer.
Earlier in March, the temple counted ₹1.35 crore from boxes that had collected donations for four months.
Counting of donations from Khajrana Ganesh Temple donation boxes continued for a third day on Wednesday.
₹72 lakh was collected and deposited from 17 donation boxes opened till Tuesday.
The temple has a total of 40 donation boxes, and counting is expected to continue for the next few days.
The counting is being carried out under CCTV surveillance with four cameras and a videographer recording the process.
In March, the temple collected ₹1.35 crore from the boxes, representing donations received over four months.
- Who
- Temple chief priest Pandit Ashok Bhatt and temple staff at Khajrana Ganesh Temple, along with devotees from different parts of the country.
- What
- Counting of donations from the temple's donation boxes, with ₹72 lakh collected and deposited from 17 boxes so far.
- Where
- Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Counting continued over the past three days, including on Wednesday, and was expected to continue for several more days.
- Why
- Devotees offer donations as a mark of their faith, and the temple counts and deposits the collected funds under strict security.
Key facts
- Temple
- Khajrana Ganesh Temple
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Donation collected till Tuesday
- ₹72 lakh
- Boxes opened till Tuesday
- 17
- Total donation boxes
- 40
- Security arrangements
- Four CCTV cameras and a videographer recording the count
- March collection
- ₹1.35 crore
- Chief priest
- Pandit Ashok Bhatt
Quotes
Pandit Ashok Bhatt
Chief priest of Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore
“The counting process was being carried out under strict security arrangements.”
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“The money collected from 17 boxes till Tuesday had already been deposited.”
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