The top 10 richest temples in India have assets worth more than ₹9 lakh crore. According to the Global Wealth Index-2026, Tirupati Balaji Temple is the third richest religious place in the world with movable and immovable assets worth ₹3.38 lakh crore. According to the data of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the total wealth of Tirupati Temple is more than the GDP of 100 small countries like Cyprus, Iceland, Estonia. The average offering here on normal and special days ranges from ₹1 to 5 crores. This year, offerings worth ₹4.88 crore came in a single day on March 17. Similarly, Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Kerala is the richest in terms of ancient treasures. 99% of its wealth is in the form of ‘ancient treasures’, including gold statues, coins and diamonds. Its market value today is more than ₹2 lakh crore. It has the protection of the government and the Supreme Court. Tirupati’s wealth increased by 35% in 2 years. The total wealth of top-3 religious places has increased significantly since March 2024. But the main reason for this is gold. At that time gold was around ₹ 65 thousand per 10 grams. Today it is ₹1.50 lakh. In this way, the wealth of Tirupati temple has increased by 35%, that of Padmanabhaswamy by 100% and that of Jagannath Puri temple by about 50% in these two years. Whereas the total cash donations to these temples have increased by only 10 to 12%. A major part of the Tirupati temple’s income comes from the interest on its reserves of more than 11 tonnes of gold, which are deposited in various banks in the country. 60 thousand acres of land near Puri’s Jagannath Temple: According to data, Puri’s Jagannath Temple has more than 60 thousand acres of land. This land is in 24 out of 30 districts of Odisha. The temple also has 395 acres of land in 6 states. The value of the treasure, land and other movable and immovable properties present in the temple is up to ₹1.2 lakh crore. Donation of more than one crore rupees daily in Ayodhya’s Ram temple: In two years, the picture of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya has changed rapidly. The main source of income of the temple is donations and interest on bank deposits. The immovable properties of the temple consist of the main campus and acquired lands surrounding it covering approximately 70 acres. Also, the grand structure of the temple under construction (whose construction cost alone is more than ₹1,800 crore), takes its total wealth beyond ₹6,000 crore to ₹8,000 crore.
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