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Puri Jagannath Temple Reports Rs 1,912 Crore Deposits
The Jagannath Temple in Puri has reported having about Rs 1,912 crore in bank deposits.
It also owns a large amount of land in Odisha and some other states.
The money comes from donations, investments, land-related activities, temple-owned mines and government grants.
The temple uses its regular fund to pay daily expenses.
It keeps some money in special fixed-deposit funds.
Devotees can now donate online through a platform called Samarpan.
The temple is also checking its collection of gold, diamonds and other valuable items.
Officials said the temple shares donation information with the public and has recorded several theft cases in the past 25 years.
The Puri Jagannath Temple reported total bank deposits of about Rs 1,911.80 crore as of August 31.
Of the deposits, Rs 1,311.10 crore was held in public sector banks and Rs 500 crore formed an Odisha government corpus fund.
The temple owns 60,821 acres of land, including 60,426 acres across 24 Odisha districts and 395 acres in six other states.
Its income comes from donations, temple-owned quarries and mines, fixed-deposit interest, land transactions and government grants.
An inventory of gold, diamond and other valuables in the Ratna Bhandar is underway, while officials also reported seven theft incidents over 25 years.
- Who
- The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and the Jagannath Temple in Puri.
- What
- The administration disclosed the temple’s bank deposits, landholdings, income sources, donation system and valuables inventory.
- Where
- The temple is in Puri, Odisha; its land is spread across Odisha and six other states, including West Bengal.
- When
- The financial figures were reported as of August 31, in a statement issued on September 3; the digital donation platform began shortly before the Rath Yatra on July 15.
- Why
- The administration said it must maintain the temple’s assets, meet daily expenses and keep the public informed about donations.
Key facts
- Total bank deposits
- Approximately Rs 1,911.80 crore as of August 31
- Public-sector bank deposits
- Rs 1,311.10 crore
- Government corpus fund
- Rs 500 crore provided by the Odisha government
- Fixed deposits
- Rs 1,811.10 crore held under three schemes
- Land ownership
- 60,821 acres across the country
- Digital donations
- Rs 56.71 lakh received through the Samarpan platform by August 31
- Temple governance
- Governed by the Odisha government’s Law Department under the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955
Quotes
Arabinda Padhee
Chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration
“Some specific part of the income is kept in fixed deposits as Corpus Fund and another part is kept in fixed deposits as Foundation Fund. The remaining income is kept in the temple fund.”
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Sources
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