Top Ten Richest Temple of India

Know about top ten richest Hindu temples of India: Let us know who India’s top ten richest Hindu temples are-

a) Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Trivandrum - Kerala: It is India's richest temple. This temple is situated at Thiruvananthapuram (name after the Shesnag) city of Kerala. The temple is upheld by the royal family of Travancore. This ancient temple is a perfect architectural blend of the indigenous Kerala style and the Dravidian style.

The temple has about one trillion properties. Thousands of devotees come every day to worship the gigantic statue of Lord Vishnu (seated on the Sheshnag in sleeping posture) inside the temple. It symbolizes God's infinite. Padmanabha Lord Vishnu is resting on the stage made by the Sheshnag who has enthroned the god. That's why the temple's name is Padmanabha Swamy Temple.

b) Tirupati Balaji Temple, Andhra Pradesh: The temple is in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. It is a marvelous architectural monument. The temple is located at height of 2800fts on the 7th peak of Tirumala hill which is considered as world's second most antique hill. The Tirupati temple is also called as Venkateswara Temple.

Lord Venkateshwara is the living personification of God Vishnu. The temple was founded by the Tamil king Thodimannen. Everyday more than 50,000 - 100,000 people come to visit the temple. Temple's possessions are around Rs 50,000 crore.

c) Jagannath Temple, Puri - Odisha: It is a Hindu temple of Lord Jagannath (Krishna). The temple is located on the coast of Bay of Bengal. Lord Jagannath represents the whole universe. Therefore the city is known as His residence or 'Puri'. It is one of the famous 'Char Dham' of Hindus. Other three are: Badrinath, Dwarka, and Rameswaram.

This Vaishnava Temple of eastern India is one of the ten richest temples. But the temple spends all the donations for its daily expenses and charity work.

d) Shai Baba Temple, Shirdi - Maharashtra: Sai Baba is an Indian yogi and spiritualist. This saint is called as "Shai Baba' by his devotees. There are no records available about his parents, his real name or birth place. The town's name was formed as 'Sai Shirdi' after his arrival in this town of Maharashtra. Then the devotees built the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple here. Sai Baba Temple is one of India's richest temples.

The temple has an asset of about 32 million of silver jewelry6 million worth of silver coins. Each year approximately 350 million is donated to the temple by Sai Baba's devotees.

e) Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple, Mumbai - Maharashtra: It is a Hindu temple of Lord Shri Ganesha. Though the temple is not so big but it is one of the richest temples in India. The wooden doors of the temple are designed with images of the eight appearance of Ganesha in Maharashtra.

The inner roof of the temple is plated with gold, and at the centre, there is a statue of Ganesha. Just beside the main temple there is a Hanuman temple as well which is a part of the Siddhivinayak temple.

f) Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir: It is one of the holiest shrines of Hindus in Katraat the Trikuta Mountains. It’s a cave temple of Goddess Mahalakshmior "Mata Rani". The cave ‘sis of 30 meter long with a height of 1.5 meter.

According to the myth, Vaishno Devi killed a monster that was hiding inside the cave. The cave temple is divided into three parts.

g) Somnath Temple, Gujarat: It is famous Hindu shrine admired for the presence of one Jyotirlingas among 12. Somnath Temple is located at Veraval in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. According to the Rig Veda, Somnath temple was constructed by God Chandradev Himself.

The temple has been destroyed and re-constructed more than 17 times. Devotees donate billions of rupees to the temple every year.

h) Guruvayur Temple, Kerala: The temple is dedicated to Sri Krishna (Lord Vishnu). It is one of the sanctified temple of Lord Vishnu. This ancient temple is about 5000 years old. The shrine was built by Vaishnava (devotee of God Vishnu). This temple is considered as one of India's 10 richest temples.

i) Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi - Uttar Pradeshi: Kashi Vishwanath Temple is famous for the presence of one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The temple is located in Varanasi on the western banks of the holy Ganges. Kashi Vishwanath temple is one of the most sacred shrines for Hindus. It is believed that after taking a dip in the holy Ganges followed by the worshiping of Lord Shiva at the Vishwanath Temple leads to 'Moksha' (salvation).The temple has been shattered and re-built several times in the history.

Lastly, it was destroyed by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb for constructing a mosque on that place. The current temple was founded by the Maratha ruler, Ahilya Bai Holkar of Indore in 1780. Two domes of the temple were covered with gold that was donated by the Maharaja Ranjit Singh. And the third dome had been gold plated by the Ministry of Cultures & Religious affairs of U.P. Govt. later.

j) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai - Tamil Nadu: The temple is situated in the ancient city of Madurai. It is one of the most famous and richest temples of India. Meenakshi temple is devoted to Goddess Parvati.

Meenakshi Temple is considered as one of the most places for the devotees of Goddess Durga or Shakti. The main part of the temple is believed to be more than 3500 years old.