On Monday, June 17, thousands of devotees flocked to the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple or Srisailam Temple. According to Local 18, the devotees wanted to have a darshan and seek the blessings of Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy, a manifestation of Lord Shiva. It took them close to 4 hours to get their turn to do darshan on Sunday and Monday. This happened because both days were holidays. Monday was a holiday on account of Eid-ul-Adha. Srisailam Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deities Shiva and Parvati. It is located in Nandyal district, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. Besides the natives of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, people from other states had also arrived at the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple. The priests at Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple offered prasad to the devotees who were assembled in the queue. The devotees comprised children and adults in large numbers who enjoyed the proceedings of the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple.
A month back, the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple witnessed the counting of the hundis under the supervision of many officers. These officers were Deputy Karyanirvahana Officer Ravanamma and Vasathi Department Karyanirvahana Officer ANV Mohan. The Revenue Department Assistant Karyanirvahana Officer B Mallikarjun Reddy and Public Relations Officer T Srinivas Rao were also present. The unit officials from all departments, inspectors, observers, volunteers, and others also participated. As per reports, a total of Rs 2,81,51,743 in cash was donated to the temple in hundis. Additionally, 212 grams and 600 milligrams of gold, as well as 3 kilograms and 770 grams of silver, were also found in these hundis.
Hundi is a verbal or written agreement to pay a stated sum, used as part of an informal system for transferring money.
Foreign currencies also comprised a major portion of hundis. These include 644 US dollars, 56 Malaysian ringgits, 149 Saudi Arabian riyals, 715 UK pounds, 20 euros and 12 Singapore dollars. 20 Canadian dollars, 60 Australian dollars, 115 UAE dirhams, 17 Qatar riyals, and 20 Thai bahts were also found in these hundis. Temple authorities separately counted these foreign currencies.
As described in the Puranas, the Srisailam Temple holds immense ancient significance.
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