Gold that is melted in Mumbai is then converted into gold coins by the temple trust and sold to devotees as memorabilia.
According to rules, gold articles should have been auctioned during Vijayadashami and Guru Poornima, and the remaining gold articles are sent to Mumbai for melting, but there was no auction since 2009.
Millions of devotees, rich and poor, visit the Shirdi Sai Baba shrine every year and donate money and gold articles in the form of gold crown, gold throne, gold utensils and other articles made of gold.
