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What happens to all the money and gold people donate to temples in India?
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Raghu Bhaskaran, Nobody defines my Dharma, except me. Nothing else defines me, as it does.
Updated Jan 1, 2016 · Author has 1.8k answers and 2.2m answer views
Originally Answered: What happens with the crores of donation money which people give in temples?
What happens with the crores of donation money which people give in temples?
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Freeing temples from state control
“Swarajya” For Hindu Temples – Swarajya
Basically very few Hindu temples are free from govt control. So majority of donation goes into the bottomless pits of HR&CE (Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment) departments. The archaka will be living from hand to mouth, while the official will swing around in cars bought with the temple's donations.
Worse, most old temples were donated huge property - very valuable real estate in today's market. But 99% are leased at throw away prices. And a big leaser is the CSI-Church of South India, which supposedly leases for educational purposes at rates like 99 Rs per year, and then rents out the property to commercial purposes at exorbitant profits. There would be a small attic retained for classes- just for appearances.
(So HR&CE actually means - Hindu Robbing & Christian Endowing Dept).
Of course, all these do not apply for mosques and churches- minorities, you know?
Another obvious fact often ignored is that temples are not easy to upkeep. They are humongous in size. And it takes money for upkeep - that money itself is not provided from the donations. And then we have people asking
Why are temples dirty? Why are there bats? What are they doing with donations?
How are they allowing antique sculptures to be smuggled?
And as usual the Brahmin archaka is the fall guy. I know of archakas and pujaris who subsist on as low as 300-500 Rs per month.
And there are those who want to become archakas, thinking that it is a privileged position. Maybe, the only privilege is to adore the deity daily and many times a day.
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Raghu Bhaskaran, Nobody defines my Dharma, except me. Nothing else defines me, as it does.
Updated Jan 1, 2016 · Author has 1.8k answers and 2.2m answer views
Originally Answered: What happens with the crores of donation money which people give in temples?
What happens with the crores of donation money which people give in temples?
Very good answers already.
Freeing temples from state control
“Swarajya” For Hindu Temples – Swarajya
Basically very few Hindu temples are free from govt control. So majority of donation goes into the bottomless pits of HR&CE (Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment) departments. The archaka will be living from hand to mouth, while the official will swing around in cars bought with the temple's donations.
Worse, most old temples were donated huge property - very valuable real estate in today's market. But 99% are leased at throw away prices. And a big leaser is the CSI-Church of South India, which supposedly leases for educational purposes at rates like 99 Rs per year, and then rents out the property to commercial purposes at exorbitant profits. There would be a small attic retained for classes- just for appearances.
(So HR&CE actually means - Hindu Robbing & Christian Endowing Dept).
Of course, all these do not apply for mosques and churches- minorities, you know?
Another obvious fact often ignored is that temples are not easy to upkeep. They are humongous in size. And it takes money for upkeep - that money itself is not provided from the donations. And then we have people asking
Why are temples dirty? Why are there bats? What are they doing with donations?
How are they allowing antique sculptures to be smuggled?
And as usual the Brahmin archaka is the fall guy. I know of archakas and pujaris who subsist on as low as 300-500 Rs per month.
And there are those who want to become archakas, thinking that it is a privileged position. Maybe, the only privilege is to adore the deity daily and many times a day.
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It should be given to poor people that's only India is facing poverty many people are dropped poor but even fulfill their basic needs like food shelter o'clock so it should be given to the poor people
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