Temple hundi collection

December 28, 2016 07:44 am | Updated 07:44 am IST - TIRUCHI:

Cash being counted at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple on Tuesday.

Cash being counted at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple on Tuesday.

A sum of Rs. 27.59 lakh was realised through ‘hundi’ collection at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple on Tuesday.

Counting of the hundi was taken up on Tuesday. According to sources, the collection included 88 demonetised currencies in the denominations of Rs. 500. Currencies in the denomination of new Rs. 2,000, numbering 207, accounted for the lion’s share of Rs. 4.14 lakh, the source said.

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