India's 5 Most Rich Temples

India is a land of diverse culture and religious beliefs. It has several temples which are not only the destinations to seek blessings but also to experience the marvelous architecture of the temple. Several old Hindu dynasties have made the temples which could be termed as their inclination towards art and culture. Here is a list of the temples which is considered as the richest and revered temples of India:

1) Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala: It is regarded as the richest temple in India. This temple of Lord Padmanabhaswamy possesses wealth of around $20 billion in six vaults of Gold. The worth of the Golden idol of Maha vishnu, found in this temple is Rs. 500 Crore. The treasure includes antique gold ornaments, Golden Bow, Golden Crowns and Sack full of Diamonds. The Gold necklace of the deity is about 18 ft long and weighs around 2.5kg.

2) Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati temple is also believed to be the richest temple in India. There is around 60,000 devotees visit the Venkateswara Temple every day. The Lord Venkateswara deity is made with 1000 kgs of Gold. The annual income out of selling laddus is around 11million dollars. It is supposed that the temple gets donation of around 650 crore every year.

3) Shirdi Saibaba Shrine, Mumbai: Indians of all the religions have a strong belief in the miracles of Sai Baba. And that's the reason why so many people have donated so much to this temple. It has turned out to be the third richest temple in the country. This shrine possesses gold and silver jewellery worth approximately Rs 32 crore and silver coins worth more than Rs 6 lakh. The yearly donation received by the temple reaches up to an amount of around 360 crore.

4) Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu: It is one of the richest and oldest temples in India. This temple is the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi and is visited by millions of devotees from across the world. This temple has a yearly income of around 500 crore. Every year 8 million devotees visit this temple and it is the second most visited temple in India after Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.

5) Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai: The yearly income of the Siddhivinayak Temple is between Rs.48 crore and Rs 125 crore. It is the shrine of Lord Ganesha and the dome over the main shrine is coated with 3.7kg gold. This temple witnesses 25 thousands to 2 lakhs people every day. The Lord Ganesha idol found in this temple is around 200 years old.