Temple donations: Kamakhya’s informal accounting contrasts crores received as offerings
On any ordinary day, between 6,000 and 7,000 devotees climb the Nilachal hills in Guwahati to seek the blessings of the goddess at Kamakhya, one of the most revered Shakti shrines in the country. On weekends, that number nearly doubles to around 12,000. During auspicious periods, it swells to 30,000-35,000. On January 1 this year,…