Karnataka plans scheme to use temple gold to adorn deities
CM D.K. Shivakumar wants temple jewellery accounted for and put on the deities instead of being kept in storage, starting with 42 kg at the Yellamma temple.
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Karnataka is considering a statewide scheme to account for temple gold and use it to adorn deities, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said.
He has asked the religious endowments minister to look at using about 42 kg of gold held by the Renuka Yellamma temple in Savadatti.
The government has set aside ₹215 crore to develop the Yellamma temple complex.