Top 10 India’s Wealthiest Temples

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Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Located in Andhra Pradesh, this temple is valued at around ₹3 lakh crore, with over 50,000 daily pilgrims contributing to its ₹1,400 crore annual income

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Guruvayur Temple, Kerala Holding ₹1,737 crore in assets, including vast land and precious metal stores, this major Krishna shrine combines wealth with charitable work

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Vaishno Devi, Jammu & Kashmir Perched at 5,200 feet, it has collected over 1,800 kg gold and ₹2,000 crore in offerings over two decades. Annual income exceeds ₹500 crore

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Shirdi Sai Baba, Maharashtra With donations worth ₹400–500 crore annually, the shrine’s assets are estimated at ₹1,800 crore, funding hospitals and community services

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Golden Temple, Amritsar This iconic Sikh shrine earns roughly ₹500 crore annually and is renowned for its gilded beauty and massive community kitchen (langar)

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Meenakshi Temple, Madurai Known for its Dravidian grandeur, it welcomes thousands daily and generates around ₹60 million per year through donations

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Siddhivinayak, Mumbai This Ganesh temple, with daily offerings of ₹30 lakh, is valued at an estimated ₹125 crore—one of the city’s most affluent religious landmarks

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Somnath Temple, Gujarat Housing 130 kg of gold in its sanctum and another 150 kg atop its spire, Somnath is both a historical and wealthy treasure

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Jagannath Temple, Puri Valued at ₹150 crore, this 11th‑century shrine owns over 30,000 acres of land and is central to the famous Rath Yatra festivals

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Kashi Vishwanath, Varanasi One of Hinduism’s most sacred temples, it earns annual donations of ₹4–5 crore and draws an average of 45,000 pilgrims per day

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Satyanarayana Temple, Annavaram (Bonus) A major Vaishnavite pilgrimage site in Andhra Pradesh, this temple is among the state’s wealthiest, surrounded by gold-plated architecture

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