Siddhivinayak temple gold auction fetches Rs 36L
MUMBAI: The Siddhivinayak temple in Prabhadevi, which sees over 24,000 visitors daily, held a public auction of gold ornaments offered by worshippers on Sunday.
Gold ornaments weighing 1,092gm and worth Rs 36 lakh were auctioned in a five-hour period, according to Mangesh Shinde of the Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust.
Deeming the auction a success, trust officials said the highest bidder was a devotee, Bhavnani, who bid Rs 3 lakh for a 103gm necklace. He bought gold ornaments worth over Rs 10 lakh in the auction, all of which he re-offered at the temple. He said he wanted the money that would be raised from the bids to be used for social welfare activities.
Mumbai's famous landmark the Siddhivinayak temple in Prabhadevi which sees over 24,000 visitors daily held a public auction on Sunday of gold offered by worshippers to the Lord Ganesh. Gold ornaments totaling 1,092 gm and worth Rs 36 lakh were auctioned in a five hour period, according to Mangesh Shinde of the Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple Trust.
Saying the auction had gone off successfully, trust officials said the highest bidder was a Lord Ganesh devotee who identified himself as Bhavnani who bid Rs 3 lakh for a 103 gm gold necklace. Interestingly, he bought gold over 10 lakh in the auction, all of which he re-offered at the temple. He wanted the money that would be subsequently raised from its bid to be used for social welfare activities.
Siddhivinayak temple gold auction fetches Rs 36L - The Times of India