Ram temple trust reports annual earnings of ₹327 cr
The temple’s income of ₹327.07 crore came through various channels, including cash, checks, RTGS, and online payments, placing it fourth among India’s highest-earning temples.
The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has recorded an annual income of ₹327 crore in the financial year 2024-25, making it one of India’s largest temples in terms of earnings. Donations contributed ₹153 crore, while interest income accounted for ₹173 crore, the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said on Sunday.
The temple attracts around 80,000 daily devotees, festival days draw huge crowds (Sourced)
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The Trust added that the funds are being used for the temple’s maintenance and charitable activities. Devotees from India and abroad contributed to the donations, which have steadily increased alongside the temple’s construction progress.
In the last financial year, the temple’s income of ₹327.07 crore came through various channels, including cash, checks, RTGS, and online payments, placing it fourth among India’s highest-earning temples.
From April 1 to August 31 of this financial year, the temple earned ₹104.96 crore, with ₹6.20 crore collected through donation counters. Ram Lalla’s hundi (donation box) contributed ₹20.86 crore, while online donations accounted for ₹3.79 crore. Foreign contributions, however, slowed considerably, amounting to only ₹10 lakh in the five-month period. Overall, donations totaled ₹31.22 crore, with ₹73.74 crore coming from interest.
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The Trust reported an average daily visitor count of 70,000 to 80,000, rising two to three times during weekends and festivals.
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The Trust reported an average daily visitor count of 70,000 to 80,000, rising two to three times during weekends and festivals.
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The Trust will organise a three-day flag hoisting ceremony at the Ram Mandir from November 23 to 25, inviting saints and prominent guests from across India. Flags will also be hoisted at other temples in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex. The main ceremony on November 25 will see a flag raised on the 42-feet pole atop the temple’s 161-foot spire.
Pawan Dixit, Assistant Editor, brings over 20 years of frontline reporting experience to the newsroom. A specialist on Uttar Pradesh politics and governance, he has reported from the ground across the state’s most consequential stories. He cut his teeth in eastern UP, spending 15 years covering the region. Based in Varanasi, he reported the 2012 UP Assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that reshaped the state’s political map. Moving to Lucknow in 2016, he has since led coverage of the 2017 and 2022 UP Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. His reporting tracks the BJP’s strategy, opposition moves, and voter sentiment across all 75 districts. Pawan has been a constant presence in Ayodhya since 2016. He reported the entire arc of the Ram Mandir movement — from the legal fight to the Supreme Court verdict, through temple construction, to the inauguration. He continues to track every development at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. On the state beat, he covers the BJP, the Industrial Development Department, and handles key outstation political assignments. He also reports major cases from the district court, Lucknow bench of the High Court, and the State Information Commission. Along with this, he also reports on NGT's important decisions related to UP. Known for sharp sourcing and clear analysis, Pawan connects politics, policy, infrastructure and faith — the forces driving UP today. He has reported developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir movement since 2016. The Supreme Court's Ram Mandir verdict, temple construction and the its opening have been reported by him.
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