Tirupati temple hundi nets Rs 4.75 cr post demonetisation

The offering box at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara here today netted cash offerings to the tune of Rs 4.75 crore in new notes, the highest single day collections post demonetisation.

"Since the announcement of demonetisation scheme, everyday the hundi (offering box) had collected between Rs 2.5 and Rs 3 crore, besides offerings in gold and silver, from thousands of devotees across the country, who are undeterred by demonetisation," temple sources told

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