The total revenue of the Hasanamba temple in Hassan has gone up to ₹25.59 crore after the cash and donations offered through the ‘hundi’ were counted on Friday.
Cash collected through the ‘hundi’ amounted to ₹3,68,12,275. Besides that, 75.3 gm of gold items and about one kg of silver items were offered by devotees during the Hasanamba festival, which concluded on Thursday.
Through the sale of tickets and prasad, the temple had collected ₹21.91 crore. This is the highest amount collected by the temple during the Hasanamba festival, which is celebrated annually. Last year, the temple earned ₹12.64 crore, which included ₹2.55 crore from ‘hundi’ collections.
Interestingly, many devotees have dropped demonetised currency notes of face value ₹42,530 into the ‘hundi’. Apart from that, foreign currency worth ₹7,653 was also collected at the temple.
The counting of cash and other valuables was conducted under the supervision of K.S. Lathakumari, Deputy Commissioner; and J.B. Maruthi, Assistant Commissioner, who is also the administrator of the temple. The district administration also involved officers from various departments and bank officials in the counting of cash.
Mr. Maruthi told presspersons that over 350 personnel, including 50 bank officials, were involved in the counting process. The revenue collection doubled this year due to measures taken by the district administration under the leadership of Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who is also the Minister in charge of the district, he added. “This time, the entry of pass holders was streamlined. In the past, officers allowed many people to enter the temple all the time. However, there were strict measures in place this year to ensure a smooth ‘darshan’ for the devotees. These measures resulted in the increase of revenue,” Mr. Maruthi said.
More than 26 lakh people visited the temple during the festival this year.
Published – October 24, 2025 08:16 pm IST
