PANCHKULA: Lakhs of devotees visited Mata Mansa Devi and Kali Mata temples during Ashwin Navaratra and made an all-time-high cash donation.
Both the temples received Rs 1.49 crore in cash, besides gold, silver and foreign currency, said Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board chief executive officer Y S Gupta.
The board did not share the number of devotees who visited this year. In 2020, Rs 1.31 crore were received in donation; in 2019, Rs 1.28 crore were received from 3.41-lakh devotees; and in 2018, as many as 3.35-lakh devotees donated Rs 1.23 crore.
Besides, 78 nuggets of gold weighing 87.61 gram and 976 silver items weighing 7091.65 gram were also received. The donated foreign currency included 101 US dollars and 5 Canadian dollars.
On the last day of Ashwin Navaratra, Mata Mansa Devi Temple received Rs 12.84 lakh and Kali Mata Temple Rs 3.73 lakh in donation. Devotees bought prashad online, which was introduced last year amid the pandemic.
To check the spread of Covid-19, the board gave e-tokens for offering prayers at the temple through their website www.mansadevi.org.in and four separate counters.
