By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR:The income of Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri is mainly derived from donations from devotees, mining of the temple, interest on money kept in fixed deposits, sale and acquisition of land and government grants. A certain portion of the said income is kept in fixed deposits as Corpus Fund and another portion is kept in fixed deposits as Foundation Fund. The remaining income is kept in the temple fund. The day-to-day expenses of the temple are met from the said temple fund and the remaining temple fund money is kept in fixed deposits. The clean and proper management of all these assets is the prime responsibility of the temple administration.
As on 31.08.2026, Rs. 1811 crore 9 lakh 58 thousand 283 has been kept in fixed deposits in the above 3 schemes of Shri Jagannath Temple. Out of this, Rs. 1311 crore 9 lakh 58 thousand 283 has been kept in various public sector banks and a corpus fund of Rs. 500 crore provided by the Odisha Government has been kept in the PL account of Shri Jagannath Temple.
Apart from this, as on the previous date, there was Rs 100 crore 70 lakh 66 thousand 868 in various bank accounts (Savings/Current/Flexi) of Shri Jagannath Temple. In addition, the Hundi of Shri Mandir is being counted every day and the details related to this are being published on information boards and social media.
The main objective of the temple administration is to maintain cleanliness and accountability in the management of the temple. This information is being published to inform the public and devotees about the donations of devotees dedicated to Mahaprabhu and the proper management of temple property.
