Shirdi's Sai Baba temple gets Rs 3.44 cr donation in 3 days

The trust has received cash and gold and silver coins worth around Rs three crore. Rs 40 lakh were collected through the sale various items at the temple counter and by providing accommodation, etc.

The donations included a 756 gram gold crown worth Rs 21 lakh offered by an Aurangabad-based devotee, 36 kg silver seating platforms and another silver item by two New Delhi-based persons collectively worth Rs 17 lakh.  

According to More, although over two lakh devotees visited the temple in the last three days, due to the impact of ‘Phailin' cyclone in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the number of visitors was less compared to last year's.