25 kg Gold in Tirumala Temple: Thousands of devotees visit the Tirupati temple every day. This time, the amount of donations from devotees to the temple has gone up to several crores. But one family was seen wearing gold worth crores of rupees and going to the Tirupati temple for darshan. The family is based in Pune, PTI reported. Netizens had varied reactions to the video.
What's in the video?
The video was also shared by PTI. In the video, the Punekar family is seen carrying 25 kg of gold to the Tirupati temple. The video was posted on August 23, the same day the family visited the Tirupati temple.
Men are seen wearing gold jewellery on their neck and hands. At the same time, the woman walking with them also has many gold ornaments on her body. One has the number 7 on his neck and the other has' Nana 'written on his neck. The gold, weighing around 25 kg, is estimated to be worth Rs 18 crore.
Security at the temple
Meanwhile, the family is accompanied by two security guards and under their protection, the family wearing gold is seen going to the temple. A police officer is also seen with them.
Around 22 lakh devotees visited the Tirupati temple in the month of July. Apart from this, it has also been said that the temple has sold 1 crore laddu of prasad. It is estimated that 75 thousand to 90 thousand devotees visit the temple every day.
