Water entered the Yallamma temple in Saundatti following heavy rains in Belagavi district of Karnataka in the last few days. The hundi (donation box) that contained currency, notes, coins and jewellery was submerged.
On August 12, officials from the temple management and Revenue Department opened the safe and kept the contents out to dry.
Bank notes were kept in the open all around the temple to dry. All the bank notes were covered in saffron and vermilion.
Workers were engaged in cleaning the temple by removing puddles of water. Security guards were monitoring the queue of devotees to ensure that pilgrims did not suffer any inconvenience.
The Yallamma temple at Saundatti.
| Photo Credit:
BADIGER P.K.
The hundi was opened in the presence of officials from the Endowment Department, tahsildar and the Assistant Commissionerâs offices, and the temple development authority.
During the last counting in April, the temple had received donations amounting to â¹3. 81 crore, comprising â¹3.39 crore in cash, gold ornaments worth â¹32.94 lakh, and silver ornaments worth â¹9.79 lakh.
