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Updated October 21st, 2018 at 20:02 IST

Saibaba Temple Gets Rs. 5.9 Crore Donation On Samadhi Centenary Festival

The Shirdi Saibaba temple in Maharashtra has received donations worth Rs. 5.97 crore during the conclusion of the Saibaba samadhi centenary festival

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The Shirdi Saibaba temple in Maharashtra has received donations worth Rs. 5.97 crore during the conclusion of the Saibaba samadhi centenary festival.

Devotees from the country and abroad donated Rs. 2.52 crore in donation boxes kept in the temple premises during the three-day concluding festival from October 17 to 19, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rubal Agrawal told reporters on Saturday, October 20. 

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Besides, the donation counters in the temple, located at Shirdi town in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, received Rs. 1.46 crore cash, she said.    The temple also received Rs. 1.41 crore through online donations, debit cards, cheques and demand drafts, she said.

In addition to this, devotees also donated gold and silver items worth Rs. 28.24 lakh and foreign currencies worth Rs. 24.55 lakh, Ms Agrawal said. Apart from these donations, the temple trust earned Rs. 78 lakh through paid darshan and online passes and Rs. 28.51 lakh through distribution of 'laddoos',she said.

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Nearly three lakh devotees from across the country and abroad visited the shrine during the three-day festival which concluded Friday, she added. Saibaba, a widely revered saint, is believed to have taken samadhi in Shirdi on October 15, 1918.

Saibaba is believed to have taken samadhi in Shirdi in the year 1918. Every year, a festival is observed for three days on the auspicious occasion of Vijaya Dashmi, with lakhs of pilgrims from India and abroad gathering in the city for the festival.

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Published October 21st, 2018 at 20:02 IST

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