Caption: Temple staff with the cash collected during the hundi counting at the Sri Huligemma Temple in Huligi village of Koppal taluk.Koppal: In just 49 days, the offerings made to Sri Huligemma Devi Temple at Huligi of Koppal taluk stands at Rs 1,00,45,330. About 80grams of gold and 8kg of silver have also been received as offerings, according to the counting done on Wednesday. A spike in footfalls at Huligi in recent past is said to be the reason for an increase in the collections. “Typically, hundi offerings are counted once a month or every two months. Of late, it has become common for the collections to surpass Rs 1 crore each time it is counted,” stated Prakash Rao, executive officer of Sri Huligemma Devi Development Authority. Huligemma Temple, a key religious site in north Karnataka, attracts large crowds of devotees every Tuesday and Friday, as also on full-moon and new-moon days. Tungabhadra Aarti programme was also held at this place recently.
