They clinched the title with a 20-16 victory over TSL Hawks
sports7 hours ago
The authorities at the Golden Temple here announced on Thursday that they would not accept demonetised currency notes from devotees.
Over 100,000 devotees visit the Golden Temple every day and the cash offerings run into lakhs of rupees.
"We have instructed our employees not to accept demonetised currency notes at the 'prasad' and offering counters," a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) official told IANS.
He said they cannot stop the devotees of offering the banned currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 at the 'golak' or chest.
NRIs with scrapped notes left in the lurch
He said all SGPC-run institutes in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal have been instructed to deposit old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on priority with the respective banks.
Devotees from far off places had to face problems as prasad counters refused to accept banned notes.
Temples in Vrindavan are also refusing to accept donations of the demonetised notes, with some even putting up banners, urging devotees to not defile god with banned currency.
Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes declared illegal in India
According to a Times of India report, officials from the famed Shri Krishna Janm Bhumi Trust in Vrindavan said they have issued an email to their staff, instructing them to personally request the devotees not to donate unrecognised money to gods.
Get free food and water
Meanwhile, devotees visiting the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam at Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh provided free food and water to spare them the inconvenience of having to run around for change.
The Tirupati Balaji temple, abode of Lord Venkateswara, is considered to be the richest temple in the world.
The temple authorities doubled number of free food stalls and drinking water facilities, according to India Today report.
Experts feel donations will go up because people will find a spiritual way to get rid of the notes in temples.
(With inputs from IANS)
X
They clinched the title with a 20-16 victory over TSL Hawks
sports7 hours ago
The weather department urged people to follow up on official NCM reports and avoid spreading any rumours
weather7 hours ago
They remain in second place with 35 points, one behind leaders Liverpool but having now played two games more
sports8 hours ago
Overnight leader Eddie Pepperell shot a 74 to finish five strokes back in a tie for ninth
sports8 hours ago
Bournemouth's fourth league victory in five matches moved them to 28 points after 17 games, while United are 13th with 22 points
sports8 hours ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his two-day official visit to Kuwait on Sunday
world8 hours ago
The project called Dubai Lagoon was first launched by Schon Properties in 2005
realty9 hours ago
Resort unveils major plans for 2025
business9 hours ago