Maa Majhighariani Temple Hundi Opened After Five Months; Donations Cross Rs 1.26 Crore
Dr. Badal Tah, Odishabarta
Rayagada, June 30: The donation hundis of Sri Sri Maa Majhighariani Temple, the presiding deity of Rayagada, were opened after five months, revealing donations worth over Rs 1.26 crore.
A total of Rs 1,22,29,623 in cash, 32 grams of gold, and 1.3 kg (1,300 grams) of silver were recovered from the temple’s nine donation hundis. Including online donations, the total collection has reached Rs 1,26,26,854.35.
Foreign currencies from several countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Qatar, and the Philippines, were also found in the hundis.
More than 250 volunteers participated in the counting of cash, gold, and silver under tight security arrangements and in the presence of revenue and police officials.
Temple Management Committee Chairman Rising Bidika, along with committee members Devendra Behera, Radhakrishna Dalai, and Accountant S. Venkata Rao, were present during the counting process.
Devotees from neighboring states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh, as well as from other parts of the country, regularly visit the temple and make donations through the hundis.
It may be recalled that during the previous counting conducted on January 19, 2026, the temple received Rs 1,00,52,845 in cash, along with 30 grams of gold and 2.15 kg of silver. Foreign currencies were also recovered at that time.
Temple authorities stated that devotees living abroad often offer foreign currency donations when they visit the shrine for darshan of the Goddess.
Earlier, on July 7, 2025, the temple’s donation hundis had yielded Rs 1,04,36,963 in cash, besides 38 grams of gold, 2.555 kg of silver, and foreign currencies from 12 countries.
The collected amount will be deposited in the Maa Majhighariani Trust account maintained with Utkal Grameen Bank.
The bank’s Regional Manager Devesh Ranjan Dhar, Rayagada Branch Manager Bijay Kumar Barik, Market Branch Manager Pragnya Ranjan Rath, and other bank officials were present during the counting and collection process.
