VIDEO : SHIRDI SHRINE - SECOND RICHEST IN INDIA.

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Shirdi (Ahmednagar) - Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Second Richest in Country.Dated - Jan`2009Kopargaon, Jan 09: The famous Shirdi Sai Baba shrine in Maharashtra has become the second richest in

the country in terms of income after the Balaji temple in Tirupati, trustees said.The temple has collected Rs.81crores in cash, 920kgs of gold and 440kgs of silver in the form of donations during 2008, creating a record, Ashok Khambekar, a trustee of

Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, said.The temple also collected a record amount of close to Rs.4crores and 15Lakhs in its cash donation box between December 29, 2008 and January 06, 2009, Khambekar said.During 2007, about 104kgs of gold, 235kgs of silver and Rs.60crores in cash was received by the temple through donations, he said.The trust, which was formed in 1992, has an annual budget of Rs.200crores which is used for development works such as construction of hospitals, new buildings and roads in and around Shirdi, Khambekar said adding a super specialty hospital and a 'Prasadalaya' (dining hall) had already been constructed.The Sai Sansthan had a record collection of Rs.81crores in cash, 920kg of gold & 440kg of silver in its 'hundi' at the Saibaba temple in 2008, informed Ashok Khambekar-Trustee, SSST.Apart from this collection, donations worth Rs.42crores were also made through different sources in

2008. The trust was formed in 1922.The collection from December 29, 2008, to January 6, 2009, reached a record high of Rs.4,13,60,250/-.The collections in the past year have created a record. In 2007, Rs.60crores, 104kg of gold and 235kg of silver had been collected. Also, a golden throne had also been donated for Saibaba. Last year, a devotee donated for the covering of the sanctum sanctorum to be covered by gold sheet.The yearly budget of the temple trust is Rs..200crores which caters to the daily maintenance and management of the temple and its various religious and social activities, including donations for medical relief.In 2008, the trust started a super-specialty hospital at an outlay of Rs.23crores where patients are treated in bare minimum cost. The hospital has gained name for its success in heart surgeries.~~~ VIDEO ~~~Catch it at :http://.com/forum/index.php?topic=2669.msg9190#neworhttp://forum.spiritualindia.org/video-shirdi-shrine-second-richest-in-india-t32328.0.html;msg268531;topicseen#msg268531orhttp://sai-ka-aangan.org/sai-baba-news-room/video-shirdi-shrine-second-richest-in-india/msg29736/#new “With only Simplicity as his Fashion,Baba fill's us up with his Riches of Love & Compassion.â€On ratiOn – rOhit

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