Guruvayur Temple in Kerala possesses over Rs 1,737 crore bank deposits, 271 acres land
   Date :30-Dec-2022

Guruvayur Temple 
 
 
 
THRISSUR (Kerala), 
AFTER Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, which had shot to fame years ago for its priceless assets found kept in secret vaults, another Hindu shrine in Kerala is now hogging the limelight due to the assets and properties worth crores in its name.
The famed Guruvaur Sree Krishna Temple in this central district possesses bank deposits to the tune of Rs 1,737.04 crore and land of 271.05 acres, according to an RTI reply. Though the temple also reportedly has an immense collection of gold, silver and precious stones, received as offering from devotees, the shrine management refused to
divulge details and the value due to security reasons, it said. The centuries-old shrine, where Lord Vishnu is worshipped as Krishna, attracts thousands of people from across the country every year.
Details of the temple’s assets came to light following a RTI query filed by M K Haridas, a native of Guruvayur and president of an organisation named “Proper Channel”. As per the RTI reply, given by the Guruvayur Devaswom, the temple has 271.0506 acres of land but its value is yet to be assessed by the management.
The shrine has an amount of Rs 1737,04,90,961 as deposit in various banks, it said as a reply to another question.
The Devaswom (temple management) informed that it has received no financial assistance till date after the Pinarayi Vijayan government came to power in 2016.